Eva Tibbetts in Women Marines
West High Teacher Accepted as Officer Candidate
Mrs. Eva Freer Tibbetts, 127 Maple street, girls' physical education instructor West High school, Thursday was waiting a call to active duty in the women's reserve of the U.S. marine corps, in which she was accepted as an officer candidate.
She expects to receive a call between March 15 and March 25 and will go to one of the two marine officers schools for women, which are located at Hunter college, New York, and Smith college, Northampton, Mass.
On graduation she will be a second lieutenant.
Mrs. Tibbetts is in her third year as a member of the West high faculty and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Freer, Long Beach, Cal., who lived in Sheldon, Ia., until a short time ago.
Her husband, Sgt. Jack C. Tibbetts, is a member of the United States forces in North Africa. His home is at Algona, Ia.
Her successor has not been named.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA - March 4, 1943 (photo included)
Pvt. Eva Tibbetts, 127 Maple street, former girls' physical education instructor at West High school, is now in training at Smith College, Northampton, Mass., as a member of the women's reserve of the marine corps. When she has completed her training she will be commissioned as a second lieutenant. Her husband, Sg. Jack C. Tibbetts, is in the army in North Africa.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA - March 22, 1943
Lt. Eva Freer Tibbetts in the women's reserve of the U.S. marine corps, and former girls' physical education instructor in West High school, is visiting here en route to her new assignment in Memphis, Tenn. Lieutenant Tibbetts received her preliminary training at Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Source: The Courier, Waterloo, IA - May 6, 1943
