Item: ONSV24PMS071
Original U.S. WWII Marine Corps USMC Named Women’s Hobby Hat & Candystripe Shirt & Skirt - Corporal Nathalie Klingbeil
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Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. Women also served in the US Marine Corps during WW2, as mechanics, clerical staff, and in other capacities to free men for combat. They were universally respected by their male counterparts, and were issued winter forest green wool visor caps specifically designed to compliment a woman's coiffure.This is a lovely grouping to a Female Marine, Corporal Nathalie Klingbeil, who enlisted in the Marine Corps on October 1st, 1943. She served with the Eastern Procurement Division in Philadelphia before traveling to California to become part of Aviation Women's Reserve Squadron-9, the unit she stayed with until the end of the war.The group includes her USMC Hobby Hat with a gilt EGA insignia and white rope chinstrap held in by two gilt USMC buttons. This example was tailored by KNOX of New York and is named Nathalie Klingbeil in several places. It is Size 22½.
The candystripe shirt has the correct shoulder padding with a tag under the collar reading Nathalie Klingbeil. The skirt is not named but matches the set perfectly. There is heavy wear across the uniform with some light rust staining, and both front pocket buttons are missing.
Overall, this is a fantastic identified grouping to a Female Marine. Ready for further research and display!
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