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rdfs:label	Ruth Cheney Streeter
rdfs:comment	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.
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serviceyears	1943
Birth Date	1895-10-02
Commands	United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Branch	United States Marine Corps
death place	Morristown, New Jersey
Name	Ruth Cheney Streeter
placeofburial label	Place of burial
Birth Place	Brookline, Massachusetts
Title	Director of United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Awards	Legion of Merit
death date	1990-09-30
Rank	Colonel (United States)
Allegiance	United States
Battles	World War II
Before	none
Years	1943
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placeofburial	Peterborough, New Hampshire
abstract	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.