https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Marvingt

During World War I, she disguised herself as a man and, with the connivance of a French infantry lieutenant, served on the front lines as a Chasseur 2ième Classe (Soldier, 2nd Class) in the 42ième Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied (42nd Battalion of Foot Soldiers). She was discovered and sent home but later participated in military operations with the Italian 3º Reggimento Alpini (3rd Regiment of Alpine Troops) in the Italian Dolomites at the direct request of Marshal Foch. She also served as a Red Cross surgical nurse,[21] as a war correspondent on the Italian front, and as a probable gatherer of information for military authorities.[22]

In 1915 Marvingt became the first woman in the world to fly combat missions when she became a volunteer pilot flying bombing missions over German-held territory and she received the Croix de guerre (Military Cross) for her aerial bombing of a German military base in Metz.[23] Between the two world wars, she worked as a journalist, war correspondent, and medical officer with French forces in North Africa. While in Morocco, she came up with the idea of using metal skis for air ambulances so that they could land on desert sand. She also ran a ski school in the desert, teaching people to ski on sand dunes.[7]

In World War II, she resumed work as a Red Cross nurse with the rank of corporal, continued her promotion of the ambulance-airplane, and founded and maintained a home for wounded aviators. She also fought in the Resistance, for which she was given a medal with a star (indicating exceptional contributions). A plaque in Saint-Alvère reads: “Marie Marvingt, Resistance Fighter, Is Honored.”