History's Babes, April edition

[Devil Doc]

Darling of the Marine Corps. She was the first woman journalist to cover WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam wars. First woman to earn her Jump wings and authoized to Jump with the Corps during combat operations. She was killed in Viet Nam with her beloved Marines in 1965.

Biography

Doc.

 

[Rob_k]

wow, nice bit of info, thanks Doc.

 

[opusXmarco]

Nice story Doc...thanks for sharing.

Check out this pic of Dickey in Cuba. Notice the cigar in her hand...

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullimage.asp?id=33102

 

[Devil Doc]

Nice story Doc...thanks for sharing.

Check out this pic of Dickey in Cuba. Notice the cigar in her hand...

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullimage.asp?id=33102

Nice find. Since you mention it, I must add, that she hated commumist with a woman's passion. She was often asked to tone it down.

Doc.

 

[AVB]

There were still a number of Marines around who knew Dickey in the first part of my career.

 

[JimiHendrix]

Doc you are a font of Information. Thank you!

 

[Devil Doc]

There were still a number of Marines around who knew Dickey in the first part of my career.

Me too. They all had one thing to say in common. "She humped her own gear".

Doc.

 

[NullSmurf]

I read quite a bit about her during my research of Vietnam riverine craft. Impressive lady!