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    Montford Point Marines [Image 5 of 204]

    Montford Point Marines

    CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES

    06.01.1942

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Kris Daberkoe 

    Communication Directorate             

    Col. Samuel A. Woods, Jr., commanding officer of the 51st Compositie Defense Battalion, inspects a section of his troops. 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 12:16
    Photo ID: 440773
    VIRIN: 420601-M-XX999-005
    Resolution: 560x416
    Size: 155.69 KB
    Location: CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, US

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