Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Ruth C. Streeter.

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Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Ruth C. Streeter.

1943-1959

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40920083

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (January 1943-November 1959); Correspondence (March 1943-April 1952); Awards, Decorations, and Commendations (October 1945-February 1949); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (February 1943-December 1945); Medical Records (January 1943-February 1946); Photographs and Negatives (n.d.).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11626278

National Archives at St. Louis

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Streeter, Ruth Cheney, 1895-1990

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Ruth Cheney Streeter (October 2, 1895 – September 30, 1990) was the first director of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR). In 1943, she became the first woman to attain the rank of major in the United States Marine Corps when she was commissioned as a major on January 29, 1943. She retired in 1945 as a lieutenant colonel. When Colonel Streeter left the Marine Corps in December, 1945, General A.A. Vandegrift then Commandant of the Marine Corps, wrote her a commendatory lett...