The Reminiscences of Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter, USMCR (Ret.)

Ruth Cheney Streeter USMCR (Ret.)

ISBN 10: 1682692442 / ISBN 13: 9781682692448

Published by Naval Institute Press, US, 2017

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Ruth Cheney Streeter 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Reminiscences of Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter, USMCR (Ret.)
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press, US
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1682692442
• ISBN 13: 9781682692448
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1161 grams

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Synopsis

Ruth Cheney Streeter 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.