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April 16, 1943
Nogales International
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Betty Jean Bowman, 25-year-old from Nogales, Arizona, becomes the state's first woman Marine, sworn in in Phoenix on April 15. Daughter of capitalist Wirt G. Bowman, she will train at Hunter College, New York, before technical instruction.
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Nogales Girl Arizona's First Woman Marine
PHOENIX, April 15-A Nogales girl, Miss Betty Jean Bowman, has the distinction of being Arizona's first woman Marine.
She is the 25-year-old daughter of Wirt G. Bowman, widely-known Nogales capitalist and former Democratic national committeeman for Arizona eight years.
Miss Bowman was sworn in here Monday as a member of the enlisted personnel of the U. S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve and will soon be called to active duty and assigned to Hunter College, New York City, for six weeks of basic training, then transferred to a regular Marine school for special technical instruction.
Women Marines are being enlisted for duty at stations within the continental United States, where they will take over work now done by men.
Miss Bowman is a graduate of Castilleja School for Girls, Palo Alto, Calif., and attended the University of Arizona.
PHOENIX, April 15-A Nogales girl, Miss Betty Jean Bowman, has the distinction of being Arizona's first woman Marine.
She is the 25-year-old daughter of Wirt G. Bowman, widely-known Nogales capitalist and former Democratic national committeeman for Arizona eight years.
Miss Bowman was sworn in here Monday as a member of the enlisted personnel of the U. S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve and will soon be called to active duty and assigned to Hunter College, New York City, for six weeks of basic training, then transferred to a regular Marine school for special technical instruction.
Women Marines are being enlisted for duty at stations within the continental United States, where they will take over work now done by men.
Miss Bowman is a graduate of Castilleja School for Girls, Palo Alto, Calif., and attended the University of Arizona.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Woman Marine
Arizona First
Enlistment
Marine Corps Reserve
Betty Jean Bowman
What entities or persons were involved?
Betty Jean Bowman
Wirt G. Bowman
Where did it happen?
Nogales, Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona; Hunter College, New York City
Story Details
Key Persons
Betty Jean Bowman
Wirt G. Bowman
Location
Nogales, Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona; Hunter College, New York City
Event Date
April 15
Story Details
Miss Betty Jean Bowman, 25-year-old daughter of Wirt G. Bowman, sworn in in Phoenix as Arizona's first woman Marine in the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve, to undergo basic training at Hunter College, New York City, followed by technical instruction.