kanemono Posted August 25, 2022 Share #1 Posted August 25, 2022 Minnie Evangeline Wright was born in Preston, United Kingdom, on August 1, 1890. She lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before enlisting as a private in the United States Marine Corps Quartermaster Department on September 17, 1918. She worked as a clerk at the Quartermaster’s Department, Marine Corps Headquarters, in Washington D.C. until July 31, 1919 when she was placed in the Marine Corps reserve. Wright was assigned to Marine Corps Reserve District, Richmond, Virginia. She was discharged from the United States Marine Corps on September 16, 1922 at Washington D.C. and recommended for a Good Conduct Medal. Minnie Evangeline Wright became a Naturalized Citizen of the United States of America on May 17, 1920. During WWI the Marine Corps experienced many casualties in Europe. Men were working at Marine Corps offices in the United States who could be sent overseas, their jobs could be filled by women. When the Marine Corps announced that women would be allowed to join to help “free a man to fight,” the response was overwhelming. In New York City over 2000 women showed up at the recruiting office. The greatest need was for stenographers, bookkeepers, accountants, and typists. Since there would not be time to train the women, the recruits had to be able to demonstrate their abilities and underwent rigorous exams. Two-thousand women applied in New York City only five were accepted. The 305 women selected for enlistment into the Marine Corps had unusually high speed and accuracy as stenographers and typists. Pvt. Minnie E. Wright was one of those 305 woman Marines. Minnie Evangeline Wright Sayers died in Cape May, New Jersey, on April 5, 1986. She is buried at the Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cape May, New Jersey. This group consists of Minnie E. Wright’s Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and a medal for winning first prize in a stenography contest on June 24, 1912. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted August 25, 2022 Share #2 Posted August 25, 2022 Wow! Super rare and historical. Thanks for sharing, what a grouping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Sam Posted September 19, 2022 Share #3 Posted September 19, 2022 Congrats ! Beautiful group ! Thanks for sharing ! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted September 19, 2022 Share #4 Posted September 19, 2022 Amazing group! I imagine a USMC GCM named to a woman must be extremely rare! ...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars&thunder Posted September 19, 2022 Share #5 Posted September 19, 2022 308 women marines, not 305. The publications that use 305 are wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Sgt CES Posted November 23, 2022 Share #6 Posted November 23, 2022 Great medal group on a Female World War One Veteran ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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