Like I said, I knew nothing of this organization before Saturday. I looked it up in Wikipedia.
By the end of World War II, 85% of all enlisted personnel at the Marine HQ were women. They were demobilized in 1946 with 17,640 enlisted and 820 officers having served. The purpose of the organization was to provide women with shore duty so the men could do combat duty.
After demobilization, only 1000 women remained until 1948 when they officially became part of the Corps.
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