U.S. Marine Corps photo by courtesy photo/Released 120405-M-0000G-002.jpg
Apr 5, 2012
Shirley Kornegay was one of the first 49 women to be stationed aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego when President Franklin Roosevelt institued the 'Free a Marine to Fight' program during World War II. Under this program, women fulfilled military jobs in the United States to allow more men to deploy and join the fight overseas. Kornegay passed away March 7 at the age of 87.
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