Marie Rossi
Military Person
1959 – 1991
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Who was Marie Rossi?
Marie Therese Rossi Cayton, was a United States Army officer, best known for being the first woman in American military history to serve as an Aviation Commander during combat, and the first woman pilot in United States history to fly combat missions, during the Persian Gulf War in 1991. She was killed when the CH-47 Chinook she was piloting crashed in Saudi Arabia, on March 1, 1991.
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- Born
- Jan 3, 1959
United States of America - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- River Dell Regional High School
- Dickinson College
- Died
- Mar 1, 1991
Saudi Arabia - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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