Marie Therese Rossi Cayton

Major Marie Therese Rossi Cayton (January 3, 1959 – March 1, 1991) of Oradell, New Jersey, was during Desert Storm in 1991, the first American woman to fly in combat. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Oradell Pilot Mourned. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22578290.html |quote=During her summertime days as a lifeguard in Oradell in the late 1970s, Marie Therese Rossi relished battling her male colleagues in hard-fought water polo matches, friends say."She didn't consider herself a girl playing with the guys. To Marie, everybody was just a lifeguard, and she competed that way," said Bill Molnar, her former boss at Oradell Swim Club ... |publisher=Bergen Record |date= |accessdate=2008-04-20 ]

She was born in New Jersey on January 3, 1959 as Marie Therese Rossi. Rossi was married to Chief Warrant Officer John Anderson Cayton, and she was killed when her Chinook helicopter crashed on March 1, 1991.

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