Lady, I can't remember what a woman Marine was called in WWII but I was just a kid then and facinated already by women. When I entered the AF woman were still called WAF's. I worked with two weather officers,one was in VietNam. The AF space programs has had many women. Jen was one! You now know that I love all women in uniform and your service deserves this tribute. This occasion made me remember my older brother,Carl. He enlisted in the USAF right out of HS in 1952 and went to Korea after the "truce". I've been looking at his pictures too.
Good morning Larry. While it's true I was assigned to HQ Space Division for part of my Air Force career, I was but a public affairs officer, not a space cadet! hehe
I, too, graduated from high school in 1952, larry, turning 18 that May.
We probably were at Parris Island at the same time, if your brother trained there!
There were 35,000 Souls on Board that summer, as Bunny accurately pointed out, the largest buildup in Corps History.
After Recruit Training, I was told I was assigned to Supply at PI - but my orders were changed to "Report to S-3."
A bit dejected, having applied for Air Traffic Control and Surveying & Mapping, and then told "Oops! Didn't the recruiter tell you those fields are not open to women??!! (haha), I bucked up and did that.
The sergeant in charge of the Instruction Office introduced me to the Drill Instructors I'd not had in my own training, pointed to a desk and said, "By the way, Pfc Daugherty, tomorrow you give your first lecture in Marine Corps Administration!"
Typical military story!