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Last Name: Taylor

First Name: LaVon

Middle Name: Folks

Army Serial Number: U.S.M.C.R.(F) 145509

Race: Caucasian

Branch: Army or Marines

Town or City of Residence: Warsaw

County of Residence: Kosciusko

Place of Birth: Orange, Indiana

Date of Birth: 07/25/1897

Age: 21 3/12

Is this card a reverse side? (Indicated by "-B"): no

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Female noted on the card!

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Miss Taylor was a late enlistee into the US Marine Corps Reserve (Female). Approximately 305 women were enrolled between 13 AUG 1918 and Armistice Day. They served in the US in clerical or assistant positions in the Marine Corps offices of the Adjutant General, Inspector General, Payroll Office, Quartermaster, Publicity Bureau, and as Recruiters' Aides. Women like Miss Taylor who were assigned to the capital were immediately outfitted with their uniforms--complete with Sam Browne belts and swagger sticks--and were a visible reminder of the Wilson Administration's commitment to full equality for women. Reflecting that, USMCR(F) enlistees received the same pay as their male counterparts ($15/month for privates, plus $83.40 for housing and meals). The women of the USMCR(F) remained on active duty until summer 1919, when they were transferred en masse to the inactive rolls of the Marine Corps Reserve. They remained liable for monthly assembly, however, since they had all enlisted for three years. As a result, Miss Taylor was in the last group released from military service in December, 1922. Her final muster roll notes that she possessed "excellent character" and was recommended for award of the Good Conduct Medal. Interested researchers will find a succinct though dated summary of the USMCR(R) at https://ia600608.us.archive.org/12/items/WomenMarinesInWorldWarI/WomenMarinesInWorldWarI.pdf.