U. S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve: 'They Are Marines': Uniforms and Equipment in World War II
Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Nancy Wilt -- Introduction -- 1. US Marine Corps Women's Reserve 21 -- Training of Women Reservists -- Officer Training -- Recruit training -- Clothing Instructions -- Transfer to New River - Camp Lejeune -- Troop Trains -- 'Hometown' Platoons -- Training at Camp Lejeune -- Specialist Training -- Promotion from the Ranks -- Reserve Officer Class -- 2. Jobs and Job Assignments 43 -- Job Classification -- Promotion -- Jobs in Aviation -- 3. Administration and Policies 46 -- Cooperation with the Women's Services -- Policy about Assignment and Housing -- Assistants for the Women's Reserve -- Policy about Women's Authority -- Changing Policy on Marriage -- 4. Specialist Units and Decorations 50 -- The Women's Reserve Band -- Quantico's Drill Team -- Decorations Awarded to Women Marines -- 5. Hawaii Duty 52 -- Selection of Women for Overseas Duty -- Advance Party -- Staging Area and Arrival in Hawaii -- 6. Demobilisation 59 -- Strength at End of the War -- Last Days of the Wartime Reserve -- Chronology - USMCWR -- THE UNIFORMS -- HEADWEAR -- ACCESSORIES -- APPENDIX 1 Quartermaster Photographs -- APPENDIX 2 Jobs in which Women Marines Were Assigned During World War II -- APPENDIX 3 Buttons -- APPENDIX 4 Memo to Lillian Sandy -- APPENDIX 5 Uniforms and Accessories, MCWR Issues and Quantities Contracted -- APPENDIX 6 Uniforms and Accessories, MCWR Required Items -- APPENDIX 7 Uniforms and Accessories, MCWR List of Specifications -- APPENDIX 8 Uniform Regulations 1943 -- APPENDIX 9 Uniform Regulations 1945 -- List Of Illustrations -- Plate section -- Back Cover.