Depot says goodbye to one of its first female Marines [Image 2 of 2]

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

04.05.2012

Courtesy Photo

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego       

Shirley Kornegay was one of the first 49 women to be stationed aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego when President Franklin Roosevelt instituted the "Free a Marine to Fight" program during World War II. Under this program, women fulfilled military jobs in the United States to allow more men to deploy and join the fight overseas. Kornegay passed away, March 7, at the age of 87.

• Date Taken: 04.05.2012
• Date Posted: 04.16.2012 18:58
• Photo ID: 560137
• VIRIN: 120416-M-AB123-001
• Resolution: 698x1024
• Size: 96.28 KB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US