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WAITS, JANE
WWII
WWII Victory Medal
Branch of service: Marine Corps
Date entered service: 13 December 1943
Basic Training at: Quantico Marine Base, Virginia
Date discharged: 29 November 1948
Home of Record: Lexington, Kentucky
Military Occupation: Post Exchange 820
Awards: WWII Victory Medal
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Holcomb who authorized the mobilization of women into the Corps on
February 13, 1943, was emphatic that the Women Marine reservists were not to be ascribed any sort of
nickname. In a March 1944 issue of Life magazine, he announced, “They are Marines. They don't have a
nickname and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere at a Marine post.
They inherit the traditions of Marines. They are Marines.” Life Magazine; March 1944
