United States. Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Dates
- Existence: 1943-02
Functions
Places
- United States (Associated Country)
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Edna Hill Schultz oral history transcription, 2003
Schultz, Edna Hill, 1922-2006. Youth inSouth Portland, Maine; Worked in shipyard;joined U.S. Marine Corps (WR), 1944; Basic training at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Daily routine and classes; Clerk in the Schools Command, Camp Lejeune; Promoted to Corporal; Visit of President Franklin D. Roosevelt; V:J Day celebra tion; Discharged in May 1946; Significance of Marine Corps service; Member, Women Marines Association.
Elizabeth Klatt oral history transcription, 2001
Klatt, Elizabeth, 1920-. Education at Pembroke College, 1942; Joined Marine Corps (WR) in March 1943; Training at U.S. Naval Training School (WR) , Bronx, N.Y.; Comments on classes, uniforms, drill, inspections, and exams; Advanced training at Radio School, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, July-November 1943; assigned to Goleta Air Station, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Duties as a radio operator decoding messages; Social life, recreation, Hollywood Canteen; Discharged October 1945; GI Bill for teacher certification; Teaching positions in Japan and Connecticut; Member, Women Marines Association; Significance of Marine Corps service.
Jean Laidler Kenser oral history transcription, 1998
Kenser, Jean Laidler, 1923-. Reminiscences of an enlisted rate, USMC (WR) during WWII. Includes youth in Providence, RI.; Work at Hospital Trust;joined MC in April 1943; Wanted to make a contribution and MC ad vertised as the best service; Assigned to recruiting office, Boston, Mass.; Attended USNTS (WR) Hunter College, for training; Attended NCO School, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Graduated as Corpo ral and assigned to Headquarter Company, Women Reserve School as clerk/typist; Collateral duty as Drill Instructor; Recreation; Dating; Married a Marine in 1944; Discharged in May 1945; Impact of MC service on life; Changes WWII brought to women's lives; Member RI. Chapter of Association of Women Marines; Marine Corps service a positive experience and one of growth.
Marilyn Hayes oral history transcription, 1997
Hayes, Marilyn Morrissey 1920-. Reminiscences of an enlisted Marine (WR) during WWII. Includes youth in Newport, RI.; Employment at John Stevens shop; Reaction to Pearl Harbor Bombing; volunteered at Newport Hospital; Enlisted in Marines inJanuary 1945; Basic Training at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Fear of drill sergeant; Intimidated by training; Stayed on base; Mess duty; Assigned to Marine Corps School as driver for Director, Quantico, Va.; Social life; Met Captain M. McAfee, Director of the WAVES; aAssigned to MC Headquarters, Washington, D.C.; Discharged in June 1946; Newport during wartime; joining MC (WR) a positive experience; Marriage in 1947; Employed briefly by Ada Bethune.
Martha Adams Marshall oral history transcription
Oral history of Martha Adams Marshall, served in the Marine Corps (WR) during WWII.
Mary Jeanne Ziegler Pion oral history transcription, 1999
Pion, Mary Jeanne Ziegler, 1921-. Reminiscences of an enlisted Marine (WR) during WWII. Youth in Marietta, Ohio; Attended Business College, Columbus, Ohio; Employment at Lazarus Co; Reaction to Pearl Harbor bomb ing;Joined the MC in March 1943for patriotic reasons and new experiences; Trained at USNTS (WR) Hunter College; MC uniform; Assigned to Discharge Department, MC HDS, as secretary; Lived in Henderson Hall, then apartment; Promoted to Sta.ff Sergeant; Social life and recreation; Met husband; Married in March 1944; Discharged in August 1944; Impact of MC service on life; Member WMC Association; Employment after marriage and family.
Mary McLaughlin Murphy Leckie oral history transcription, 1998
Leckie, Mary McLaughlin Murphy, 1921-. Reminiscences of a WWII Marine (WR). Includes youth in Providence and Barrington, RI.; Attended Katherine Gibbs School; Worked for the Red Cross, Providence, R.I.; Joined the Marines 1944; Negative parental reaction; Basic training at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Classes and marching; Liked uniform; Assigned as a clerk to Cherry Point, N.C., MAS in Combat Conditioning Department; Social life; Saw Tyrone Power; Disastrous fire that killed several women Marines; Marriage in November 1944; VJ Day Celebrations; Discharged in October 1945; Marine Corps a positive experience; Settled in New York; Returned to Barrington in 1984.