She worked her way through the ordination process, was ordained, and served Fairlington from 2002-2012. In 2002 she was given the position as Older Adult Minister at Fairlington United Methodist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Her decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 stars, and the Navy Commendation Medal.įollowing retirement, she used her GI Bill to attend Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C., graduating in 2003. She was retired as a Colonel on Jat one of the first retirements held at the Women In Military Service for America memorial, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps(General Chuck Krulak) was the presiding officer. Military Processing Command, and finally as Secretary, The Joint Staff. Reported for Marine Corps officer training at Quantico, VA on June 19, 1972.įor 27 years, she served on active duty with billets that included as a series officer at Parris Island, SC adjutant at squadron, battalion, air station, and force level Graduate Education Coordinator for the Marine Corps branch head in Manpower, Officer Assignment Branch, HQMC Commanding Officer, H&HS, MCAS Camp Pendleton A/CofS G-1, She was recruited off the campus at Winthrop, and Relocating to South Carolina, she taught for 3 more years in Georgetown, SC, and then received a M.Ed. from Winthrop College. She attended Eastern Michigan U., graduated in1965, and taught school in Taylor, MI for two years. She started school in D.C., but then the family moved to Michigan where Mitzi attended elementary, junior high, and high school, graduating from Wayne Memorial H.S. Her father was a Marine serving in the South Pacific, so they didn’t meet until shortly before her 3rd birthday. Reverend Michele “Mitzi” Manning was born in Washington D.C. Colonel (Reverend) Michele “Mitzi” Manning (Originally from Washington D.C.) This uniform originally belonged to Colonel Michele Manning. The dark blue mess dress was redesignated as evening dress in 1922. White mess dress uniforms for male officers first appeared in 1904 although blue mess jackets had been worn since 1875.
Enlisted women had no comparable dress outfit. ĭuring World War II and the seven years following, officers turned the winter service uniform into a dress uniform by exchanging the khaki shirt for one of white and the khaki necktie for one of forest green. Officer Winter Dress: Women Marines did not have a dress blue uniform until 1952. Mess Dress has remained unchanged other than the blouse no longer contains ruffles. SNCO’s where not authorized wear of the dress mess until 1972. In 1966 the dress mess became available to all officers. In 1953 When Colonel Hamblet became Director of Women Marines a similar uniform was created.īetween 19 only two evening dress uniforms were made. This was added because the Director of Women Reserve did not have an evening uniform. In 1950 a new uniform was created/designed for the Director of Women Marine, Colonel Towle.
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