Members of the U. S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve landed at the Thanksgiving dinner table on November 25, 1943, and immediately had the turkey situation well in hand. Sgt. Dorothy Brown, a Los Angeles girl, right, is pictured above dishing out "seconds" to Sgt. Erma Schied of San Francisco, left, while Sgt. Kay Wilson of Lexington, Mass., eagerly awaits her turn.
World War, 1939-1945 Dinners and dining--California--Los Angeles Thanksgiving Day--California--Los Angeles Armed Forces Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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