Dolores M. Angel Hamrick Collection

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Who's responsible?: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
How much has been digitized?: Only a part of this collection has been digitized.
What's in the full collection?: April 2011 oral history transcript; photographs; military papers; and a basic training notebook.
Full biography: Dolores Angel Hamrick was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1936. After doing some temporary work after graduating high school, she joined the United States Women Marines in October of 1954. She attended basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, in South Carolina. She was then assigned to Camp Pendleton, California, where she was a training NCO (non-commissioned officer) and worked in the company office. Hamrick spent two years at Camp Pendleton, and then was assigned to Camp H.M. Smith in Hawaii. She met her husband while in Hawaii. When her term of service was over in September of 1957, she returned to the continental U.S., and then returned to Hawaii in March of 1958 and they were married in April. Her husband, Philip Hamrick, remained in the service until 1974, and upon his retirement, they both used a portion of their GI Bills for college.
Topics: Women's History
Military
Branch of service: Marines -- Women Marines
Conflict: Post World War II, Korea (1947-1963)
Subject headings: Korean War, 1950-1953
United States. Marine Corps--Women
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

: All Marine Corps Championship basketball game; Women Marines play in the All Marine Corps Championship basketball game, at Camp Lejeune, NC, on April 5, 1956.

: Colonel Julia E. Hamblet reviews documents; Colonel Julia E. Hamblet, Director, Women Marines, (pictured right) reviews documents with a Woman Marine.

: Colonel Youmans in a parade; Colonel Youmans rides in a convertible during a parade in San Diego County, California, in 1955. She had been named Miss Carlsbad. She wears her dress blue uniform and cap. A male Marine rides in front of her. In the background are spectators and a Shell service station. Credit: No. CP. Official Photograph "U.S. Marine Corps"

: Dolores Hamrick and fellow Women Marines; Dolores Hamrick and fellow Women Marines pose for a group picture. The Marines in the front row wear utility uniforms. " Pictured in the back row, left to right: C. Jeannie Fidler, Dolores M. Angel Hamrick, Lt. Jenny Wren, Captain Ruth J. O'Holloran, Julie Puou, and Shirley M. Wodd. Pictured in the front row, second from left, is Lt. Robinson, in charge of the maintenance crew. The other women's names are unknown.

: Dolores Hamrick in Women Marines summer service uniform; Dolores Hamrick poses in her Women Marines summer service uniform and garrison cap, in September 1955.

: Dolores Hamrick in Women Marines winter service uniform; Dolores Hamrick poses by a Ford truck in her Women Marines winter service uniform, on Christmas 1954.

: Oral history interview with Dolores M. Angel Hamrick; Dolores Hamrick tells of her early life, education, time in military service, and life after service, as well as her involvement with the Women Marines Association. Hamrick relates several incidents of her service, some humorous, such as a superior officer addressing her as her maiden surname "Angel" the so-called "peanut suit" uniform worn by Women Marines. Hamrick also briefly tells of the experiences of all three of her children in military service.

: Woman Marine at Camp Pendleton swimming pool; A woman Marine does a handstand by the swimming pool at Camp Pendleton, CA, circa 1955. Credit: No. CP. Official Photograph "U.S. Marine Corps"

: Woman Marine at the beach; A Woman Marine plays at a California beach, circa 1955. Credit: No. CP. Official Photograph "U.S. Marine Corps"

: Woman Marine at the shoe repair shop; A Woman Marine meets with a worker at the shoe repair shop, at Camp Pendleton, CA, on July 15, 1955. Credit: No. CP. Official Photograph "U.S. Marine Corps"

: Woman Marine softball team; The Woman Marine softball team at Camp Pendleton, CA, poses for a picture in 1955. Also pictured are two men in civilian dress and a young boy in a Pendleton baseball uniform.

: Women Marines Recruit Battalion, Parris Island; Group photo of the Women Marines Recruit Battalion Platoon 16-A, at Parris Island, South Carolina, 1954. The platoon was led by Staff Sergeant J. L. Shipman, Sergeant H. E. Manos, Sergeant N. L. Agnew, and Corporal J. K. Paulson, all pictured. All Women Marines pictured wear the service dress uniform and service cap. This is a racially integrated platoon. Dolores Hamrick is pictured third row from the top, third from the right.

: Women Marines completing dress inspection; Two Women Marines, Sergeant Roberson and Lieutenant Wrenn, complete Friday dress inspection, on December 9, 1955. One of the women records notes on a clipboard.

: Women Marines model service uniforms; Three Women Marines model different styles of service uniforms, circa 1955.

: Women Marines practicing softball; Women Marines practicing softball at Camp Pendleton, CA, circa 1955. Credit: No. CP. Official Photograph "U.S. Marine Corps"

: Women Marines practicing softball; Women Marines practice softball at Camp Pendleton, CA, circa 1955. Marines and civilians watch from bleachers. " Credit: No. CP. Official Photograph "U.S. Marine Corps"

: Women Marines practicing softball; Women Marines practicing softball at Camp Pendleton, California, circa 1955. Credit: No. CP. Official Photograph "U.S. Marine Corps"

: Women Marines prepare for the day; Private 1st Class Whitford and Private 1st Class Thomas chat while getting ready for the day, circa 1955.

: Women Marines review service records; Corporal Puou and Private Yee review service records, circa 1955. In the background is a Woman Marines recruitment poster.

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