Kate I. Germano (b. 1973), of El Paso, Texas, served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps from 1996-2016.
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
Only a part of this collection has been digitized.
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November 2016 oral history transcript; digital photographs. Germano's 2018 book Fight Like a Girl: The Truth Behind How Females Are Trained, co-written with Kelly Kennedy and published by Prometheus Books has been catalogued separately as part of the WVHP monograph reference collection.
Kate I. Germano (b. 1973), of El Paso, Texas, served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps from 1996-2016. In 2003, she deployed to Iraq as Adjutant with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Some of her other assignments included command of recruiting station San Diego, Marine aide de camp for the Secretary of the Navy, and command of 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Depot, Parris Island, SC., where she was controversially relieved of that command after a year. Germano ended her career as a Special Projects Officer at the Washington Navy Yard.
Women's History Military
Marines
Gulf War (1990-2000) War on Terror, OEF, OIF (2001-Present)
United States--History--1945- United States. Marine Corps--Women
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries