Today in World War II History—January 29, 1943
Sunday, January 29, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

Recruitment poster for US Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, WWII
80 Years Ago—Jan. 29, 1943: Soviets drive southwest on the Voronezh front toward Kharkov.
Australian paratroopers land at Wau, New Guinea.
Maj. Ruth Cheney Streeter is named the first director of the US Marine Corps Women’s Reserve.