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Ruth Cheney Streeter

United States Marine Corps officer

Died when: 94 years 363 days (1139 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Ruth Cheney Streeter

Ruth Cheney Streeter (October 2, 1895 – September 30, 1990) was an American military officer who 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.


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