Answer the following question: Facts: - commands: b co , 1st / 58th aviation regiment co , 2d / 159th aviation regiment a - birth date: 3 january 1959 - branch: usa - caption: major rossi-cayton - placeofburial coordinates: 38.87170 title -77.06594 region : us-va_type : landmark inline , - death date: 1 march 1991 - spouse: cwo john anderson cayton - awards: 14/13 - serviceyears: 1980 -- 91 - unit: 213th combat aviation company - name: marie therese rossi-cayton - death place: saudi arabia - birth place: oradell , new jersey , u.s. - battles: persian gulf war - allegiance: united states of america - placeofburial: arlington grave 9872 national cemetery arlington , virginia section 8 , - image: marie t. ross cayton.jpg - rank: 24px major Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of marie rossi .
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marie therese rossi-cayton -lrb- january 3 , 1959 -- march 1 , 1991 -rrb- was the first woman in american military history to serve in combat as an aviation unit commander , during the persian gulf war in 1991 , and the first woman pilot in united states history to fly combat missions .she was killed when the ch-47 chinook she was piloting crashed in saudi arabia , on march 1 , 1991 .