World War II Honoree

Minnie Spotted Wolf

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

White Tail Creek, Montana

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

SHE PROUDLY SERVED HER COUNTRY IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS WHEN SHE BECAME THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN TO JOIN THE MARINE CORPS WOMEN'S RESERVE IN SEPTEMBER 1943. SHE WENT THROUGH MARINE BOOT CAMP TRAINING AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. SHE SPENT FOUR YEARS IN THE MILITARY, INCLUDING TIME AT HAWAII AND CALIFORNIA BASES WORKING AS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT DRIVER. HER PRIMARY JOB INCLUDED DRIVING TRUCKS LOADED WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND FERRYING VISITING GENERALS AROUND BASES AS A JEEP DRIVER.