United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve
(USMCWR)
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Work Attire
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The most common work attire of women Marines were olive-drab overalls with a bib front and long, crossed straps in back.

A short-sleeved matching shirt or a white tee shirt was worn underneath, topped by a long-sleeved jacket if required. 

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The picture shows the work dungarees worn with the female work jacket. This outfit was usually worn with the “daisy mae” fatigue cap or the HBT garrison cap.
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Women also wore the male version of the jacket and the men's HBT trousers. The men's jacket was very similar to the female version but it differed in material, sleeve cuffs and button closure placed on the opposite side.
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Another work outfit consisted of men's HBT trousers with khaki shirt. This combination was worn with a matching khaki garrison cap or the “daisy mae” fatigue cap.
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Picture Source: US Marine Corps
Native American Marine Corps transport driver,
Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California
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Picture Source: The Women's Memorial .. Woman Marine at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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Field Jacket

Women Marines were issued an olive-drab field jacket of windproof, water repellent cotton poplin with flannel lining and a button and zipper closure. This jacket was the female version of the jacket issued to servicemen as the M-1941 Field Jacket.

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Picture Source: Photo courtesy of Sarah Thornton, published in Free a Marine to Fight by Colonel Mary V. Stremlow, 1994.
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Women drivers and mechanics of the Motor Transport section at Parris Island, South Carolina, in 1944. The male Marine officer wears the male version of the M-1941 jacket while the female officer on his left side wears the female version.
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Exercise Suit
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As an exercise suit for recreation and physical conditioning, women Marines wore a tan seersucker, one-piece bloomer outfit. It was known as "peanut suit" because of its color and crinkled appearance. A front-buttoned A-lined skirt was added whenever the women were not actively engaged in sports, exercise or work details. The exercise suit was worn with bronze collar insignia.
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