What is Rose Franco?
[[File:RoseFranco.jpg|right|200px]] '''Rose Julia Franco''' (January 22, 1934 &ndash; October 2, 2021) was a [[United States Marine Corps]] [[Warrant Officer (United States)#Marine Corps|Warrant Officer]]. She was born in [[Guánica, Puerto Rico|Guánica]], [[Puerto Rico]]. She was the first Hispanic woman to become a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. In 1965, Franco was named Administrative Assistant to the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]], [[Paul Nitze]] by the administration of [[Lyndon B. Johnson|President Lyndon B. Johnson]]. She was promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer by the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy.<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Ladies%201st%20-%20R.htm Rachel Heyhoe<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001073027/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Ladies%201st%20-%20R.htm |date=2010-10-01 }}</ref> Franco died in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] on October 2, 2021, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rose Julia Franco-Gronowetter |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fort-lauderdale-fl/rose-franco-gronowetter-10384104 |website=Dignity Memorial |access-date=31 October 2024}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205715/http://www.womensmemorial.org/Education/PRHistory.html Women's Memorial] {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Rose}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Puerto Rican military people]] {{US-bio-stub}}