Images: Montford Point Marines [Image 203 of 204]
Photo by Lance Cpl. Kris Daberkoe
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Raw recruits ("boots") get their equipment upon joining the Marines. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps enlisted blacks, June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 black volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square-miles Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Photo by Roger Smith)
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Date Taken:06.01.1942
Date Posted:08.09.2011 11:58
Photo ID:440770
VIRIN:420601-M-XX999-002
Resolution:560x442
Size:157.9 KB
Location:CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, US
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