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Marie Margaret McMillin | |
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Born | Mary Margaret Meyers July 1, 1902 |
Died | July 30, 1954 | (aged 52)
Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Ohio, U.S. |
Known for | Achieving the Women's World Altitude Record |
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Marie Margaret McMillin (July 1, 1902 – July 30, 1954), was an American aviator who served in the Women's Army Corps from 1943 to 1945. Before entering the Women's Army Corps, McMillin achieved the world women's altitude record, jumping 20,800 feet in the Cleveland Air Races in 1932. During her military service, she worked as a parachute rigger at Fort Benning, Georgia. During her career as a professional parachutist, she is recorded to have completed 699 jumps.