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Portrait of USMC-WR 1st Lieutenant Alice "Martha" Dorn

Portrait of USMC-WR 1st Lieutenant Alice

Description: Native of Miami, Alice "Martha" Dorn (later Timanus) attended Ponce de Leon High School and the University of Miami. She was the first Miamian to turn in an officer candidate application blank and the first female officer candidate in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in the 3rd Naval District. Ms. Dorn made company Commander then Battalion Commander and worked in the Women's Recruiting Depot.

  • Citation: Courtesy of the Florida State Archives