Minnie Spotted-Wolf, born in 1923 in Heart Butte, Montana of the Blackfoot tribe, was the first Native American woman to enlist in the US Marine Corps. She enlisted in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in July 1943. During her service, she served on bases in California and Hawai'i, working as a heavy equipment operator and a driver for general officers. She left the Corps in 1947 and spent 29 years as a teacher. She passed away in 1988.
A section of US Highway 89 in Montana was dedicated to her in 2019.
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