Noteworthy Women Marines
Did you know? By Nancy Wilt Did you know that two women Marines had been held as prisoners of…
Florence Folks Moore
FLORENCE KATHERINE (FOLKS) MOORE DOB – February 11, 1915, Ashland Kansas The Marine Corps was the last of…
Eugenia Lejeune ~ Marine and Archivist
Eugenia Lejeune Marine and Archivist By Sabrina Messenger When one “googles’ for information on Eugenia Lejeune, Major, USMCR, most of…
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage By Sabrina Messenger In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month which is observed each year from September…
Sergeant Major Grace Carle
Grace Carle Sergeant Major of the Women Marines By Sharon Tutt It became a customary tradition for some women Marines…
Women Marines Reserve Band
Women Marines Reserve Band by Colonel Mary V Stremlow, USMCR (Ret) Probably the most colorful of all the Women’s Reserve…
E. Louise Stewart, MCWR
Who’s that pretty lady on the magazine cover? By Sabrina Messenger You may recognize this highly glamorized iconic picture on…
Molly at the Museum
The Molly Marine was dedicated on Nov. 10th, 1943 at the height of World War Two. Molly was commissioned by a…
General Motors Supports our Active Duty and Veterans
General Motors has supported the military for nearly a century, starting before WWI Nearly 60,000 GM employees have served in the…
February 1944 The Grand Rapids Platoon
On February 12, 1944, 29 women left Grand Rapids, Mi to go to Camp Lejuene, NC. Now over 67 years…
Story about a Woman Marine
My maternal grandmother’s little sister, Ruth, joined the Marines during World War II to perform clerical duty. I believe this…