After working at two different defense jobs, Martha Kufner Schmaltz felt that she could be doing more for her country, and decided to enlist. She and a girlfriend intended to join the Navy, but when the Navy recruiter was out of the office they opted for the Marine Corps.
Martha (second from right) is shown here with other USMC women recruits in 1944.
Creator: United States Marine Corps
Publisher: Martha Kufner Schmaltz, used with permission
Date: 1944
