Molly Marine - Parris Island, SC
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YoSam.
N 32° 20.977 W 080° 40.553
17S E 530497 N 3579235
"Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is the only place in the world where females are trained to be enlisted U.S. Marines. As such, it is a fitting place to erect a monument in honor of women Marines." ~ Cpl J. Nava
Waymark Code: WMZNN4
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2018
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County of Monument: Beaufort County
Location of Statue and Park: Blvd. de France, WM Park, Parris Island
Statue Erected by: Molly Marine Restoration Society, New Orleans
Date Memorial Erected: 23 October 1999
Original Artist: Enrique Alferez
Text of Marker:
MOLLY MARINE
On November 10, 1943, just months after the birth of Women Marines, the city of New Orleans dedicated the first United States monument of a woman in service uniform" "Molly Marine." A local recruiter commissioned the statue to help recruit women during World War II. Renowned artist Enrique Alferez, a Mexican immigrant who wanted to be a Marine, donated his services. Due to wartime restrictions, the statue was cast in concrete. The local Marine Corps League adopted Molly, raising funds in 1966 and 1988 to have her refurbished and coated in bronze. In 1998, the Molly Marine Restoration Society was formed by the Marine Corps League, Marine Support Group of New Orleans, and Women Marine Association to restore and preserve Molly in perpetuity. This bronze is a replica of the original which still stands proudly in New Orleans.
Proper Description:
" A female Marine, seen dressed in uniform, with skirt, jacket and hat. She holds binoculars in her proper right hand in front of her; and carries pamphlets in her proper left hand." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum