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Helen L. Hammond was born 19 December, 1923, in Black Diamond, Washington State. She enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve (WR) in 1944. Hammond was sent for boot camp at Camp Lejeune, NC. Due to her high school orchestra experience, Private First Class Hammond was accepted after boot camp into the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Women's Reserve Band (abbreviated as MCWR Band), which was composed of 46 Women Marines. Nicknamed Chirp by her bandmates, she played cornet in the band until it was disbanded in late 1945. After her military service, Hammond went on to have a career in women's big bands, settling in the Los Angeles area and touring with groups like The George A. Hormel Girls Caravan and the Ada Leonard Orchestra. Helen Hammond died on 22 March, [...] Read more
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