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Identifier

20146905

Description

Pictured here is Captain Mary J. Hale, USMC-W. She organized a woman's reserve platoon that was attached to the 155 Millimeter Howitzer Battalion at the Naval air Station, Grand Prairie. Captain Hale, one of less than a dozen women to hold the rank of captain in the Marine Corps at the time will be made inspector-instructor for the platoon. She is assistant to Major Joe B. Russell, inspector-instructor of the battalion.

Archival Date

1951-01-30

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-2399

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Military; Instructors; Military Reserves

Names

Hale, Mary J.; United States. Marine Corps; United States, Marine Corps. 155 Howitzer Battalion; Grand Prairie Reserves Center (Grand Praire, Tex.)

Subjects

Military; Instructors; Military Reserves

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