The Air Raid Warden Was a Spy: And Other Tales from Home-Front America in World War II by William B. Breuer

Author:William B. Breuer [William B. Breuer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: aVe4EvA
ISBN: 9780471467731
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2002-05-08T20:00:00+00:00

Marine Commander’s Dilemma

General thomas holcomb, commandant of the Marine Corps, was skewered on the horns of a dilemma. Men wearing the famous globe-and-anchor insignia were trained to fight, and Holcomb feared that the introduction of women into the organization would create confusion, dissension, and major morale problems.

Yet, after the marines had taken heavy casualties in the Pacific during the latter part of 1942, he knew that beefed-up manpower would be needed on the long and bloody road to Tokyo. So he asked Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox to provide the Corps with as many women as possible to be used in noncombat roles, thus releasing a greater number of men for essential combat duty.

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