Carolyn Orehovic enlisted in the Women Marines in March 1943. During her service, she served at Headquarters, Marine Corps where she met John Basilone. The contents of this set are items that she kept in a scrapbook documenting her relationship with him.
John Basilone and Carolyn Orehovic, Washington, DC, October 1943
John and Carolyn posed for a photograph at Herb Sachs' Del Rio in Washington, DC.
From the Carolyn Orehovic Collection (COLL/5425), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections
OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH
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