Brewer, Margaret A. (1930–)
Brewer, Margaret A. (1930–)
American brigadier general. Born 1930 in Durand, Michigan.
Commissioned a Marine second lieutenant (Mar 1952); after positions in CA, NY, VA, NC, and KY, promoted to major (Sept 1961); served as executive officer (1963) and later commanding officer of the Woman Officer School at Quantico, VA; promoted to lieutenant colonel (Dec 1966) while in the post of public affairs officer for the 6th Marine Corps District in Atlanta, GA; while serving as director of information at US Marine Corps headquarters in Washington, DC, was named brigadier general (1978), the 1st woman in history to achieve this rank in US Marine Corps; retired (July 1, 1980), after serving as director of public affairs at Marine headquarters in Washington.
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