04/04/2023
An Extraordinary Life. Congratulations June!
Happy Birthday to June Whitehurst of Olive Branch, one of the first ever female Marines.
She turns 100 tomorrow.
We caught up with her to talk about her life and experiences.
If June Whitehurst of Olive Branch is presented with a birthday cake containing a candle for every year of her life on Thursday, March 23, the centenarian will likely blow them all out with the same guts and determination she showed to become one of the first women Marines in 1943.
“I just keep living,” Whitehurst said. “You have to start with something wonderful and for me it was the Marine Corps. I have a lot of good memories.”
https://desotocountynews.com/desoto-county-news/first-woman-marine-celebrates-100th-birthday/
