Sarah Deal Burrow | |
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| Born | (1969-09-14)September 14, 1969 (age 55) |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1992 - present |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | HMH-466 HMH-769 |
Lieutenant ColonelSarah Deal Burrow,United States Marine Corps, is the first female Marine who selected for Naval aviation training in 1993, and subsequently became the Marine Corps' first femaleaviator in 1995.[1]
Sarah Deal was born to Richard and Marjorie Deal, inBowling Green, Ohio on 14 September 1969.[2] The daughter of a Marine, she grew up inPemberville, Ohio. She was an athlete, participating in cross country, track and basketball, as well as 4H and her church youth group. She also worked on a dairy farm and raised one pig a year she would sell at auction. Deal earned aBachelor of Science degree in aerospace flight technology fromKent State University in 1992.[2]
Deal was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in May 1992. Though she had already earned her pilot's license while in college, the Marine Corps did not yet have any female aviators. AfterThe Basic School in Quantico, she attendedair traffic control school. When U.S. military policy was changed to allow women to fly combat aircraft in 1993, Deal requested to become an aviator. She was selected for training in July 1993. She began her flight training atNaval Air Station Pensacola in theT-34C Turbo Mentor aircraft. She went on to helicopter training in theTH-57 Sea Ranger helicopter and earned her aviator's wings on April 21, 1995.
Deal was assigned toMarine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 as aCH-53E pilot.
Deal completed her active duty service in 2004 and transferred to theMarine Corps Reserve. In May 2006, Deal was assigned toHMH-769 where she served as a reserve CH-53E pilot.
In 2009, Deal deployed to Afghanistan withMarine Aircraft Group 40, supporting the2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade duringOperation Enduring Freedom.[3]
As of July 2016, she was aLtCol serving in the Marine Corps Reserve.[3]
Deal is married to Philip M. Burrow, a formerNavyF-14 Tomcat pilot she met while in flight school. They are the parents of twins Troy and Brandon Burrow and Eric Burrow.[2][3]
Deal was inducted into theOhio Women's Hall of Fame in 1999.[1]
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