WWII Camp Lejeune Training
Posted in: History, Military, WWIIMarine Corps Women Reserves Training Camp Lejeune FREE A MARINE TO FIGHT: Women Marines in World War II by Colonel Mary V Stremlow, USMCR (Ret) Planners originally thought to use existing Navy resources and facilities for all MCWR recruiting and training, but Marines soon saw the advantage of having their own schools. It wasn’t
Free A Man to Fight
Posted in: Conflicts, Female Marine, History, Military, USMC, WWIIMarine Corps Women Reserve Marine Base San Diego 1943-1946 By Rick Huenefeld and Barbara McCurtis ‘Free a Man to Fight’ – the call to arms in February 1943 when the Women’s Reserve (WR) of the United States Marine Corps was activated. The first WR reported to Marine Corps Base (MCB) San Diego in
Sgt Sylvia Applebaum Levy
Posted in: History, Military, WMA, WWIISgt Sylvia Applebaum Levy USMC 1943 -46 By Barbara Steever My mother was from Philadelphia, stationed in San Diego and then sent to Pearl Harbor where she was in the radio corps. To my knowledge, she was among the first group of women Marines to arrive there. The photo below was actually a publicity shot taken when
Sarah Frost – Trailblazer
Posted in: Conflicts, History, Military, Personal Stories, veterans, WWIISarah Frost WWII Marine Trailblazer By Michelle Weaver My mother was the first trailblazing woman I ever knew. In 1967 she joined the Army and was a secretary for General Westmoreland in the Pentagon during the Vietnam war and in 1973, when I was two, she was the first woman accepted for officer candidate
Eugenia Lejeune ~ Marine and Archivist
Posted in: Family, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, USMC, veterans, WWIIEugenia Lejeune Marine and Archivist By Sabrina Messenger When one “googles’ for information on Eugenia Lejeune, Major, USMCR, most of what one finds defaults back to her illustrious father, General John Archer Lejeune. I have a feel she would’ve wanted it that way. I’m of the impression that Eugenia was perfectly happy not being in
Sergeant Major Grace Carle
Posted in: Boot Camp, History, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, veterans, WWIIGrace Carle Sergeant Major of the Women Marines By Sharon Tutt It became a customary tradition for some women Marines to include in their nightly bedtime routine a chant for a particular hard charging Devil Dog’s name as inspiration. She was the last Sergeant Major of the Women Marines, one of the oldest Women Marine
Women Marines Reserve Band
Posted in: Female Marine, veterans, Women of the Corps History Project, WWIIWomen 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
February 1944 The Grand Rapids Platoon
Posted in: History, Military, Personal Stories, WWIIOn February 12, 1944, 29 women left Grand Rapids, Mi to go to Camp Lejuene, NC. Now over 67 years later Phyllis Savio Barnard Lee is trying to track down who is left from this Michigan Platoon. By Phyllis Savio Lee It was Sunday morning, Dec 7, 1941. My family radio was on and we
Commentary: The Few, The Proud, The Women Marines
Posted in: Events, Life After the Corps, Membership, WMABy: Parisa Fetherson MCB QUANTICO, Va. — Since women Marines are usually the minority in their section⁄unit, they don’t always get an opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie, networking and mentoring with each other that their male counterparts enjoy on a regular basis. The Women Marines Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization comprised of women who
Story about a Woman Marine
Posted in: WWIIMy maternal grandmother’s little sister, Ruth, joined the Marines during World War II to perform clerical duty. I believe this was before the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve was established. Ruth grew up with her older sister, Betty, and Bob, the oldest of the siblings, in the Mount Washington section of Pittsburgh during the Great Depression.
Once Again the Women Marines Aid the Sixth Marine Division
Posted in: Events, Personal Stories, WWIIBy Rosemary Gregorec (Battle Born NV-1, WMA) October 2010 As in 1943 when women were called upon to join the Corps to “Free A Man To Fight”, taking over many non-combat billets, thus enabling the Sixth Marine Division to be in the field, so now come members of the Women Marines Association to take over
Once Upon A Time in the Marine Corps
Posted in: Personal Stories, WWIIBy Clarence Nelson On December 7, 1941 the lives of the young men and women of what has been called the greatest generation of Americans were forever changed. At the time of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, the idea of women in the Marine Corps had not even been considered since WW-I. But, soon after