Marge Hoffman may be 90 years old, but her strong-minded nature appears to be just as firm as it was when she was younger. She still lets everyone know that she's in charge.
Hoffman was one of only about 350,000 women who served in WWII among 16 million Americans. The Idaho resident was a proud Marine working as a paymaster.
"I joined the U.S. Marines when I was 20 living in Allentown, Pennsylvania," she told East Idaho News. "None of my girlfriends joined, but I guess I wanted to see the world."
At that time, female military members were discriminated against, Sgt. Hoffman said. But, she didn't let that hold her back (much like Helen Schreider who was a world traveler in a time when women weren't expected to be explorers). She helped pave the way for future female military members, like the ones making history trying to make it as Army Rangers.
Her strong personality and admirable determination even earned her a great reputation, as you'll see in the clip below.
"Marge was one of those pioneer ladies who went into the Marine Corps when it wasn’t fashionable for women to be in uniform," said Commander of the Idaho Falls American Legion Robert Skinner. "She’s probably the oldest woman veteran in Idaho."
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