In January 1917, Irene met seaplane pilot Bennet Severn after he was recused off the Carolina coast and she helped nurse him back to health. Bennet and Irene married and settled in his native New Jersey. There, she took flying lessons, and later became the first woman to fly round trip between New York and Miami. She is shown in the photo at age three, standing by her mother (Addie Tate).
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