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Mary Babnik Brown

Laborer, dancer

Died when: 83 years 143 days (1000 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Mary Babnik Brown

Mary Babnik Brown (November 22, 1907 – April 14, 1991) was an American who became known for having donated her hair to the United States military during World War II.

Thirty-four inches (86 cm) long, her blonde hair had never been chemically treated or heated with curling irons.Brown declined compensation for her donation, believing what she had done was her patriotic duty.

President Ronald Reagan wrote to her on her 80th birthday in 1987 to thank her, and in 1990 she received a special achievement award from the Colorado Aviation Historical Society during a ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

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