CarveHerName on Nostr: #OnThisDay, 13 Aug 1918, Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the US ...

#OnThisDay, 13 Aug 1918, Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the US Marines. She went on to be promoted to sergeant, and was the highest ranking woman in the Marines in WW1.

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