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What was the name of the U.S. women's military unit in World War I?

  • Yankee Division

  • Big Red One

  • All-American Division

  • Marine Corps Women's Reserve

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The Marine Corps Women's Reserve (MCWR) was the first female reserve component of the United States Marine Corps, established in 1943. Women who served in the MCWR were known as Marinettes.
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