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  2. Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    An illustration of U.S. Marines in various uniform setups. From left to right: A U.S. Marine in a Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform with full combat load c. late 2003, a U.S. Marine in a (full) blue dress uniform, a U.S. Marine officer in a service uniform, and a U.S. Marine general in an evening dress uniform.

  3. United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Women Marines in World War II. Marine Corps Historical Center. Pamphlet page numbers: 1 through 20. {}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Stremlow, Colonel Mary V., USMCR (Ret). "Free A Marine to Fight" (PDF). Women Marines in World War II. Marine Corps ...

  4. Women in the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Corps created the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in 1943, during America's involvement in World War II. [8] Ruth Cheney Streeter was its first director. [ 9 ] Over 20,000 women Marines served in World War II, in over 225 different specialties, filling 85 percent of the enlisted jobs at Headquarters Marine Corps and comprising one-half ...

  5. Man Reunites Late Marine's World War II Uniform with His ...

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    "I would never have imagined just owning this jacket would've turned into all of this," collector Austin Wideman tells PEOPLE

  6. Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1900 ...

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    1942: The Marine Corps Women's Reserve (MCWR) was authorized by the U.S Congress in July 1942 to relieve male Marines for combat duty in World War II. [19] 1942: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Public Law 689 creating the Navy's women reserve program on 30 July 1942. [20] 1942: The U.S. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was ...

  7. Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1950 ...

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    The term Woman Marine is discontinued; all women in the U.S. Marine Corps are considered Marines. Women are allowed in every occupation or billet in the U.S. Marine Corps except Infantry, Artillery, and pilot-aircrew, because of general service restrictions. [citation needed] Fifteen sea intensive ratings were closed to women in the U.S. Navy. [7]

  8. Women in the military in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    However, political pressures stalled attempts to create more roles for women in the American Armed Forces. Women saw combat during World War II, first as nurses in the Pearl Harbor attacks on December 7, 1941. The Woman's Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Women's Reserve were also created during this conflict. In July 1943 a bill was signed ...

  9. List of World War II uniforms and clothing - Wikipedia

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    Comparative military ranks of World War II; List of equipment used in World War II; Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms; United States Army Uniform in World War II; Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943; Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955