These days, women in the U.S. Marines have reached all kinds of milestones. Last week, for example, the New York Times reported on how Lieutenant Marina A. Hierl, 24 — one of only two women to have ...

Aug. 28—A local veterans group is planning a courthouse monument for Kokomo native Opha May Johnson, the U.S.'s first female Marine. The Howard County Veterans Memorial Corporation, headed by Vietnam ...

KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — America’s first female U.S. Marine, Opha May Johnson, a Kokomo native, is getting a monument dedicated to her trailblazing life this Veterans Day. Robin Williams of the Howard ...

KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — A memorial to honor the first woman in the United States Marine Corps will be relocated to a new home in Howard County. The Howard County Memorial Corporation announced the Opha ...

Aug. 13 (UPI) --She might be the most consequential female U.S. service member you've never heard of. But those now working to correct that oversight hope everyone will know more about Opha May ...

Not what you may think. Yes, women served as parachute riggers and welders, and eventually became drill sergeants and pilots. But the first woman to join the Marine Corps was the 39-year-old wife of ...

During World War I, the Marines Corps back home needed help while the men were fighting overseas. Opha May Johnson was the first in line. During World War I, the Marines Corps back home needed help ...

Nov. 24—The proposed memorial for Opha May Johnson, a Kokomo native and the country's first ever female Marine, will not be placed on the Howard County Courthouse square, but county officials say they ...

Mar. 5—The Opha May Johnson monument finally has a home. The project, headed by the Howard County Memorial Corporation, will be placed at the Howard County Veterans Memorial Park at 600 S. Goyer Road, ...

Thirteen weeks of Marine Corps boot camp will etch the name Opha May Johnson into the brain of every recruit. Thirteen weeks of Marine Corps boot camp will etch the name Opha May Johnson into the ...

This article has been updated to reflect the official spelling of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island’s soon-to-be mascot’s name. She’s the first, or will be — as soon as she completes “recruit ...