The Resume

(1919-November 14, 1965)
Died in Vietnam
Birth name was Georgette Louise Meyer
War correspondent from World War II to Vietnam War

Why she might be annoying:

She smoked.
She was a promiscuous teen.
After 15 years of marriage, she divorced fellow photographer Tony Chapelle.
Her trademark was wearing custom-made fatigues with pearl earrings.
She changed her name to 'Dickey' in honor of her hero, explorer Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd.

Why she might not be annoying:

At 16, she graduated high school as valedictorian.
She earned a scholarship to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
She left her MIT aeronautical engineering studies after realizing she'd rather pilot planes than design them.
Her photos frequently appeared in 'National Geographic' and 'Reader's Digest.'
In 1965, a landmine threw her 20 feet in the air and a piece of shrapnel lodged in her neck. She died from her injuries.
She was the first member of the press killed in Vietnam and first American woman reporter killed in battle.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AC/DC
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 02]
• Dicks and Johnsons
• I Attended MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• I Died in 1965 (Ranked: 46)
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Military Garb
• Look at Me, I've Got a Camera Too
• Man's World
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Photographers
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16370)
• Valedictorians

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 34.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 67 Votes: 40.30% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 122 Votes: 45.08% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 149 Votes: 45.64% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 107 Votes: 28.04% Annoying