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Known for clear, documentary-style histories of the U.S. Marine Corps, this author wrote about both the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II and Marine operations in Korea. The work is practical, focused, and rooted in official military history.

by United States. Marine Corps, Pat Meid, James M. Yingling
Pat Meid is credited as the author of Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II, a history first published by the Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps in 1964 and later revised in 1968.
Meid is also credited as Lieutenant Colonel Pat Meid, USMCR, on U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950–1953, Volume 5: Operations in West Korea, written with Major James M. Yingling. Across these books, the writing centers on careful accounts of Marine Corps organization, operations, and service.
Biographical details beyond the published author credits are not easy to confirm from reliable public sources, so this profile focuses on the works that can be verified.