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Helen Kirkpatrick

American war correspondent (1909-1997) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 88

Helen Kirkpatrick was an American war correspondent during the Second World War.

Helen Kirkpatrick is read about 18 times a day, in 5 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 28 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Kirkpatrick in 1943 with other female war correspondents who covered the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II; from left to right: Mary Welsh, Dixie Tighe, Kathleen Harriman, Helen Kirkpatrick, Lee Miller, and Tania Long

Kirkpatrick in 1943 with other female war correspondents who covered the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II; from left to right: Mary Welsh, Dixie Tighe, Kathleen Harriman, Helen Kirkpatrick, Lee Miller, and Tania Long

Awards

Medal of Freedom1947

Legion of Honour

About this person

Country

United States

Category

Journalists

Type

Journalist

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1909 to 1997 · aged 88

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