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Joan Kammer Horton (1931-2006) of Cincinnati, Ohio, served in the United States Marine Corps in San Francisco, California, from 1953 until 1957. Joan R. Kammer Horton grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Seton High School in 1945. She worked after school for trucking companies and at Kroger's grocery store. After graduating, she continued to work in the trucking industry and in a bank, and became involved in a competitive rifle club. In late 1953, Horton joined the Women Marines. After eight weeks of basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina, she was assigned to the Department of the Pacific in San Francisco, California. While there, she ran the rifle range with her future husband, Carl Horton, and worked in an office. Horton was promoted to sergeant on 1 [...] Read more
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