T
he first female major in the Marine Corps. Streeter was commissioned a major in the Marine Corps in January 1943 and was appointed as the first director of the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, which was activated in February 1943.
Timeline
Birth- Oct 2, 1895
Brookline, Massachusetts
Marriage- Jun 23, 1917-Age: 22 years
Thomas W. Streeter
Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Education: Place
Lower Merion Township, PA
Education: To
Jan 1, 1918
Education: Institution
Bryn Mawr College
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 49 - 47 years
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1945
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1943
Rank
Colonel
Commands
US Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Medals
Legion of Merit; American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Marine Corps
Served For
United States of America
Sep 1, 1990
Death- Sep 30, 1990
Morristown, New Jersey
Congestive heart failure
Burial
Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, New Hampshire
Other Facts
Social Security
Last Residence
Morristown, NJ
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Full Name
Ruth Cheney Streeter
Full Name
Ruth C Streeter
Father
Charles Paine Cheney
Mother
Mary Ward Lyon
