Were there any female Marines in WW2

by DisabledEverything

More specifically we're there any women on the front lines?

ArmDoc

When an initiative to allow females into the Marines was publicly announced in February 1943, the Corps had a goal of recruiting 1,000 female officers and 18,000 enlisted volunteers. By 1945, there were 820 officers and 17,640 enlisted female Marines on active duty. These women served only in non-combat roles, primarily in clerical positions, and some some were parachute riggers, mechanics, radio operators, welders, etc. None served farther west than Pearl Harbor. The Marine Corps Commandant at the time, General Alexander Vandegrift, said the presence of female Marines made it possible for the 6th Marine Division to be put to the field. But to answer your specific question, There were no female Marines on the front lines.