USMC MSgt Catherine G. Murray (ret) died in December 2017 at 100 years of age. She was interred this week at Arlington National Cemetery. Early in 2017, DVIDS prepared a great 45-second video highlighting her career of several 'firsts':
First female to retire from the USMC
One of the first female Marines to get stationed in Hawaii after WWII
First enlisted female to join the Fleet Marine Reserve
MSgt Murray served in the USMC from 1943 to 1972 in a variety of roles and locations for almost 30 years after answering her country's call to arms. Hooh-rah, Marine!