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The Montford Point Marines Museum, located at Camp Gilbert H. Johnson in Jacksonville, N.C., houses artifacts and memorabilia of legendary Marines like Sgt. Maj. Gilbert “Hashmark” Johnson. On June 25, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, the elimination of racial discrimination from federal departments, agencies and the military. From 1942 to 1949, more than 20,000 black men trained on the hallowed grounds of Montford Point.
| Date Taken: | 02.02.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 02.06.2013 17:57 |
| Photo ID: | 828737 |
| VIRIN: | 130202-M-OT671-191 |
| Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
| Size: | 4.56 MB |
| Location: | JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 41 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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