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María Rodríguez Denton, born in Guánica, Puerto Rico in 1909, was the first known woman of Puerto Rican descent to become a Navy Officer and the first Hispanic officer in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). She served as a Lieutenant Junior Grade in World War II. As a communication officer and library assistant at the Cable and Censorship Office in New York City, she forwarded the end of the war message to President Harry S. Truman.

She was admitted to the Puerto Rican Veteran's Hall of Fame (Salón de la Fama del Veterano Puertorriqueño) in 2022.