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Bookmark or Share- First women in the military show content of their characterOpha May Johnson The first woman to join the Marine Corps was the 39-year-old wife of a District of Columbia orchestra conductor. Born Opha May Jacob in Kokomo, Ind., in 1879, Opha...
- Opha May Johnson – First Woman Marine - National Museum of the Marine ...BLUF: Opha May Johnson was the first woman to enlist into the United States Marine Corps. She joined the Marine Corps Reserve on 13 August 1918, officially becoming the first female Marine. Enlisting at age 39 in 1918, Johnson joined the Women’s Marine Corps that consisted of about 300 female Marines.
- Opha May Johnson - WikipediaOpha May Johnson (née Jacob, May 4, 1878 – August 11, 1955) was the first woman known to have enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. She joined the Marine Corps Reserve on August 13, 1918, officially becoming the first female Marine.
- Opha May Johnson: First woman to join the Marine Corps - The Washington ...By Petula Dvorak. September 22, 2017 at 2:37 p.m. EDT. Opha May Johnson, center, the first woman to join the Marines in 1918, watches as adjustments are made to a World War I uniform being...
- First Woman in the U.S. Marine Corps: Opha May Johnson | TIMEThis milestone comes about a century after another important one: the day Opha May Jacob Johnson, then 40, became the first woman ever sworn into the Marines Corps. Monday marks the...
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