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.
Note From John Basilone to Carolyn Orehovic, 30 December 1943
This inscription appears with the preceding photograph.
"To sweetest girl in the World, and loveliest girl in the Marines.
From,
Plt. Sgt. John Basilone
USMCorp
Semper Fidelis"
From the Carolyn Orehovic Collection (COLL/5425), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections
OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH
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