With World War I around the corner, We're coming up on a significant milestone in the Marine Corps. The role women played during this war had a substantial impact on the success of the United States. With the anniversary of Opha May Johnson and the authorization to allow women to join the Marine Corps, I thought this was the perfect time to talk about our sisters in arms. This is an integral part of history that deserves recognition, and we'll dive into it during the next couple of episodes.
Women Marines Jobs During WWII
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References:
Brewer, L. (1818). The Female Marine, Or, The Adventures of Miss Lucy Brewer. author.
Dessez, E. C. (2021). The first enlisted women, 1917–1918 (1St Edition). Dorrance.
Marine Corps Pay Tables in Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval Reserve Force and Marine Corps (Washington, D.C., 1919).
National Archives Record Group 80 -- Records of the Secretary of the Navy, General Correspondence, 28555-510-- Letter dated 2 August 1918. Copies on file Reference Section, History and Museums Division, Subject file: WW I Women Marines, hereafter Women Marines World War I File.
National Archives Record Group 127--Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, General Correspondence (1913-1938) 1535-1555, Circular, dated 14 August 1918 (Women Marines World War I File)
National Archives Record Group No. 127, . cit., memo from MajGen Barnett, dated 8 February 1919.
National Archives Record Group 127, E cit. Letter from MajGen George l3arnett, dated 30 June 1919.
U. S. Department of the Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Women's Reserve, "WAVES History," Unpublished manuscript, (Washington, D. C., 1946) , p.1.
U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls for 1-31 August 1918.
U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls for January 1919.
Usmcr, L. C. H. L. (2018). Women Marines in World War I. St. John’s Press.
U.S. Women's Bureau, The New Position of Women in American Industr, Bulletin #12 (Washington, D. C., 1920), p.25.