Susan Ahn Cuddy
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Gunnery officer
Why Is Susan Ahn Cuddy Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Susan Ahn Cuddy was the first female gunnery officer in the United States Navy. She was the eldest daughter of Korean independence activist Ahn Chang-ho and Helen Ahn, the first married Korean couple to immigrate to the United States in 1902. She joined the Navy in 1942 and served until 1946, reaching the rank of lieutenant. She was the first Asian-American woman to join the U.S. Navy.
