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American personnel of the United States Marine Corps who were killed in World War II (1939-1945). Pages in category "United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total.
Black people were an important source of manpower for the armed forces in World War II as is shown by the fact that a total of 1,056,841 African American registrants were inducted into the armed forces through Selective Service as of December 31, 1945. [41] Of these, 885,945 went into the Army, 153,224 into the Navy, 16,005 into the Marine ...
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 ...
From 1942 to 1945, some 375 to 420 Navajo trained as code talkers, part of about 540 Marines who were native Navajo speakers during World War II. All of these soldiers served in desegregated units alongside Marines of various races. [11] A total of 874 Native Americans of various tribes served in the USMC in World War II. [12]
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]
The Women's Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserves (SPARs) is re-established by the President on 4 August 1949, and becomes effective on 1 November 1949. [34] [31] The U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps was established. [citation needed] The first African-American women enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. [1] The U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps was established. [1]
Pages in category "United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,154 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
On 2 August 2006, Angela Salinas became the first Hispanic woman to become a United States Marine Corps general officer. She also is the first woman to command a Marine Corps Recruit Depot. [114] [115] [116] September: Major Jill Metzger, USAF disappears for three days in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Although initially accused of going AWOL, she was ...