LOC Title
Rose Marie Grosshans Noël
LOC Summary
Rose Marie Noël enlisted in the military in 1988, choosing the Marine Corps because, she said, “they’re the toughest.” Following completion of Avionics School, she served as an Aviation Electrician and Instructor around the United States and in Japan, and served as a Drill Instructor at Parris Island for two years. In late 2004, she volunteered to fill an open billet in a unit deploying to Al Asad Airbase in Iraq. On August 27, 2005, an indirect fire rocket impacted the base, and she suffered a shrapnel wound to the cheek. She would later learn that the shrapnel was just millimeters away from her maxillary artery, the main artery in the face. Though her doctor wanted to send her home, she insisted on returning to her unit. As a result of her shrapnel wound, she became the first female Gunnery Sergeant to be awarded the Purple Heart.
LOC Contributor Names
Rose Marie Grosshans Noël, Veterans History Project
LOC Created/Published
March 20 ????
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20
EEC Source Month
March
EEC Source Year
2012
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EEC Internal Notes
No year is available for oral history interview- put 2012 because it occurred after she retired in 2011.
EEC Index Number
377
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