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msaps9020
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OK...I need a little help with some WM history.

I am on an email trivia ditribution and one of the questions today was concerning the first female Marine acknowledged by the Marine Corps.

Would that be Lucy Brewer or Opha Mae Johnson? Or am I even on the right track?
 
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kengardner
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Opha Mae Johnson
 
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Women Marines Association

In 1918, the Secretary of Navy allowed women to enroll for clerical duty in the Marine Corps. Officially, Opha Mae Johnson is credited as the first woman Marine. Johnson enrolled for service on August 13, 1918; during that year some 300 women first entered the Marine Corps to take over stateside clerical duties from battle-ready Marines who were needed overseas. The Marine Corps Women's Reserve was established in February 1943. June 12th, 1948, Congress passed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act and made women a permanent part of the regular Marine Corps
 
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msaps9020
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Dave.....bad link buddy.

OK so what is the deal with Lucy Brewer. Does the Marine Corps not acknowledge her service at all?
 
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From Britannica online:

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According to legend, Lucy Brewer, originally a farm girl from Massachusetts, disguised herself as a man and served as a member of the USS Constitution Marine guard during the War of 1812. Wishing to escape her life as a prostitute in a Boston house, Brewer was inspired by the story of a woman who had posed as a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Between 1815 and 1818, Brewer (who also wrote under the name Louisa Baker) published a detailed account of her participation in three sea battles, including a description of her expert marksmanship in manning the ship's fighting tops. The U.S. Marine Corps, which regards Brewer's story as false, contends that the enlistment procedure and lack of privacy in living conditions would have made it impossible for her to hide her true identity and that her description of combat was probably gleaned from military reports or newspaper articles.

 
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Originally posted by kengardner:
From Britannica online:

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According to legend, Lucy Brewer, originally a farm girl from Massachusetts, disguised herself as a man and served as a member of the USS Constitution Marine guard during the War of 1812. Wishing to escape her life as a prostitute in a Boston house, Brewer was inspired by the story of a woman who had posed as a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Between 1815 and 1818, Brewer (who also wrote under the name Louisa Baker) published a detailed account of her participation in three sea battles, including a description of her expert marksmanship in manning the ship's fighting tops. The U.S. Marine Corps, which regards Brewer's story as false, contends that the enlistment procedure and lack of privacy in living conditions would have made it impossible for her to hide her true identity and that her description of combat was probably gleaned from military reports or newspaper articles.



***** was a poser...married to booksbenji perhaps?
 
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LMAO Slice Big Grin
 
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Doesn't look like the OP needed any help here from only the WM's and, glad to see that there are male Marines that know history about us as well...even if Google is your friend... Wink

Semper Fidelis,
Thia Beer


"The Modern Patriotism, the True Patriotism, the only Rational Patriotism is Loyalty to the Nation all of the time, Loyalty to the Government when it deserves it."~Mark Twain
 
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Originally posted by SgtCyns_New_Beginning:
Doesn't look like the OP needed any help here from only the WM's and, glad to see that there are male Marines that know history about us as well...even if Google is your friend... Wink

Semper Fidelis,
Thia Beer


Actually, according to the Commandant, there are no women Marines, only Marines of both sexes!
 
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