Seeking Women Marine Recruiting Offices in Missouri

Dear Ms. Rockhill,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

The official announcement about recruiting women into the United States Marine Corps Reserve came on Saturday, February 13, 1943. There were no special recruiting offices for women. The recruiting offices were the same for men and women.

We searched the National Archives Catalog for any records related to the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve for the 1940-1949 time period and located 2 series, 7 file units, and 5 items. Please note that some of the records have been digitized and may be viewed using the Catalog. For access to non-digitized records, please contact the unit listed in the description.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from various NARA units. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.

For more information about the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve (MCWR), please see an article titled Free a Marine to Fight: Women Marines in World War II available on the website of the National Park Service.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!