Women Marines Reserve Band

Posted on August 18, 2013 (July 5, 2022) by Women Marines Association

Women Marines Reserve Band by Colonel Mary V Stremlow, USMCR (Ret) Probably the most colorful of all the Women’s Reserve units was the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve Band formed in November 1943 by Captain William F. Santelmann and trained by members of the Marine Band. Prominent music schools and colleges were canvassed for candidates and

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Posted in: Female Marine, veterans, Women of the Corps History Project, WWIITagged in: Marine Corps, Marine Corps Band, USMC, WWII