Fort Gregg-Adams in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Korean War
Women in War
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, June 28, 2025
1. Korean War Marker
With the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, women were called back to active duty for the first time, some involuntarily. Army nurses were in greatest need with hundreds volunteering to serve in the combat theater. Many more women served in noncombat settings but faced difficult circumstances because of staff shortages. Nurses served at field, station, evacuation, and mobile army surgical hospitals (MASH) on the Korean peninsula. Other Army women were stationed in Japan in direct support of the combat theater as medical technicians, supply specialists, record keepers, and administrators. Concurrently women were adjusting to recently desegregated units.
[Captions:]
1st Lieut. Mary Jane Mattorn, WAC PIO correspondent shakes the hand of Col. Charles D'Orsa in Korea, 1953.
Master Sgt. Carolyn James and Corp. Louise Farrell debark to join the 8th US Army in Korea, 1952.
Members of the 1st MASH, X Corps perform an operation on a wounded soldier near the front lines in Korea, 1951.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 37° 14.606′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); 14th Army WAC Band (a few steps from this marker); Operation Urgent Fury - Grenada (a few steps from this marker); Operation JUST CAUSEPanama (a few steps from this marker); Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); Global War On Terror (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Gregg-Adams.
More about this marker. In 2025 the garrison opened the old 19th Street gate as a public access route to the Museum Enclave - which includes this marker and the Army Women's and Quartermaster Museums as well as the limited-access Ordnance Training Support Facility (housing parts of the Aberdeen Proving Ground collection) - by changing the security perimeter to exclude the museums and enable direct public access.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 29 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on February 2, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
