Artifact Friday Female Dress Blue Uniform In 1950, Commandant of the Marine Corps General Clifton B. Cates ordered the creation of new modern uniforms for Women Marines serving on active duty. U.S. Marine Corps Women's Dress Blue Coat Works Intrepid Museum Three female Marines, in dress blue uniforms, raise the morning colors. First view in a series of three PICRYL Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search Artifact Friday: U.S. Marine Dress Blues