Evelyn Kandel - U.S. Marine Corps 1951-53

Evelyn Mary Crumlish Kandel served in public relations and as a spokesperson for Women Marines in Washington DC as well as with USMC recruitment in California. Sergeant Crumlish posed for posters and a commemorative stamps for women in the service. After being discharged from the Marine Corps Evelyn received a Masters Degree and taught and worked as an artist all while raising her family. In 2019 Evelyn was selected as Nassau County Poet Laureate.