Marsh, Margaret Breed, 1919-

2nd Lt. Margaret P. Breed (Marsh) at the Plattsburgh Barracks, 1945

Margaret Post Breed was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 21, 1920 to Laura Post and Stephen Alec Breed. She attended the May School in Boston, Class of1937, and graduated with honors from Smith College in 1941. She joined the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in 1943 and remained on active duty until 1946. Her responsibilities included conducting interviews and foreign language tests, and she also took army administrative classes. She traveled a great deal to various army bases in the United States.

After the war, Margaret Breed married Paul Marsh and they had two sons, Alec and Alan. She held a variety of jobs, including teaching and serving as an admissions officer at Radcliffe and Wellesley Colleges; working at Polaroid Corporation as a security supervisor and as a buyer of raw material for battery manufacture; and acting as president of a small family company, North Atlantic Dragline and Shovel Service. She also served on the staff of the Lighthouse Preservation Society, and as Deputy Assistant Tax Collector in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

From the guide to the Margaret Breed Marsh Papers MS 467., 1942-1946, (Sophia Smith Collection)

Women's Army Corps, World War II.

Born in Boston, Mass., June 21, 1920 to Laura Post and Stephen Alec Breed; graduated from Smith College, 1941. She joined the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in 1943 and remained on active duty until 1946. She traveled a great deal throughout the United States during her tour of duty. She married Paul Marsh and they had two sons, Alec and Alan. She held several jobs including teaching; admissions officer at Radcliffe and Wellesley Colleges; security supervisor for Polaroid Corporation; and president of a small family company, North Atlantic Dragline and Shovel Service. Marsh also served as Deputy Assistant Tax Collector in Lincoln, Mass.

From the description of Papers, 1942-1946. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 53352906