Mariya Smirnova

Squadron commander in the "night witches", hero of the soviet union.

Born March 31st, 1920 in Tver Oblast.

Died June 10th, 2002 at 82 years old in Tver.

Occupations
military personnel
Wikipedia

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon