SSgt Genevieve Julia Mazan WWII USMCWR 1943-1945
Posted in: WMASSgt Genevieve Mazen Michaels will be 100 years young on 12 April. Her family would love for her to get at least 100 cards. Jean served 1943 to 1945 and was in the second class at Hunter College. Cards and/or Marine Corps related items can be sent to her at: Jean Michals 3434 South Blvd.,
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Episode 3 of Irene’s Story
Posted in: WMAON MAY 29, 2020 BY MARYJOM2015IN MEMOIR Irene loved the routine and the intellectual stimulation, but her petite stature, at five feet one and one half inches, gave her some grief during her training. Of course, the women were to be issued uniforms, but because her group was the first, there was no readily available inventory. These included both
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Her Name Was Irene Helen
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WMA KY-1’s Marines: Serving from 1950 to 2021
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Korean, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Membership, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, veterans, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines AssociationWMA Winning Colors KY-1Submitted by Phoebe Riner Marjorie Cox and I are KY-1’s oldest and youngest Marines. Marjorie joined theMarines at the age of 19, during the Korean War, and I joined in 2010 at 33 after being grantedan age waiver. Tasked with writing about our Marine service for women’s history month, ourstories are more
Corporal Germaine Laville
Posted in: Fallen Warrior Women, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, USMC, Values, WMA, Women Marines Association, Women of the Corps History Project, WWIICorporal Germaine Laville Laville lived in Plaquemine, La., graduated from LSU in 1942 with a bachelor’s degree in education and was a member of Chi Omega sorority. The oldest of seven children, she decided to represent her family in the World War II effort by enlisting in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve in July,
Sgt Mary Frances Danaher Griggs WWII USMCWR
Posted in: Family, Female Marine, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Training, USMC, WMA, Women Marines Association, WWIIBy Gary Griggs Mary Danaher was the oldest of 10 and born in St Joseph Mo on April 3, 1923. After High School she had a boyfriend and a good job. But when war broke out she felt someone in her family should represent the family in the war effort and with her brother not old enough she