Photograph of Marine Corps First Class Private Edith Macies
ca. 1918
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Edith Macies, a Private First Class in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, is shown in this photograph from late in World War I. More than 300 women joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve during 1918. They performed clerical duties, allowing the men who had done those jobs to go to the front.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
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595866Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-598A-10; Photograph of Marine Corps First Class Private Edith Macies; ca. 1918; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/first-class-private-edith-macies, March 28, 2024]