Just over a year after the United States entered World War II, the United States Marine Corps authorized a Women's Reserve, becoming the last of the services to open its ranks to both genders. When publicly announced in February 1943, the Corps had a goal of recruiting 1,000 female office...
STORIES OF DISTINCTION To be a Marine is to always move forward with tenacity towards the next battle standing in the way of our Nation’s progress, but Marines also have a long lineage of defining moments to look back on, serving as a source of immeasurable inspiration. View some of the...
Then and now, every Marine is a United States Marine, fighting through every circumstance to continue our Nation's advance. Paused STORIES OF DISTINCTION To be a Marine is to always move forward with tenacity towards the next battle standing in the way of our Nation’s progress, but ...
Chapters 1-8 trace the status of women in the Marines beginning with demobilization plans for the Women's Reserve following World War II. They discuss the Women's Armed Forces Legislation; integration of women into the regular Marine Corps; the Reserve and regular corps women in the Korean ...
"History of the Marine Corps" Marine Aviation - Part 1 (Podcast Episode 2022) - Taglines from original posters and video/DVD covers
History of the Marine Corps (Podcast Series 2019– ) - Referenced in, Featured in, Spoofed and more...
A Learning Opportunity for Proud Marine Parents This page of our website includes an overview of Marine Corps history, something every proud parent of a Marine should be familiar with. This is your learning opportunity! You can check it out on our website. Click here to read on our websi...
In the Civil War, several women disguised themselves as men to enlist and fight for the Union. Sarah Rosetta Wakeman enlisted as Private Lyons Wakeman. She died during the war in New Orleans at the Marine General Hospital. At the time of her death, her true gender was not known. In fact...
Booking It Through History: First Ladies – The Van Buren Women Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Anna Harrison Booking It Through History: First Ladies – The Tyler Women Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Sarah Polk Booking It Through History: First Ladies – Margaret Taylor...
- Marine Corps strength: 154,909 (0.05% of U.S. population) Marines reached another major integration milestone in 2019: For the first time, the Corps integrated a small platoon of female recruits into larger training exercises with their male counterparts. ...