Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS THE MENTAL AND MORAL QUALITIES «4 the United Stales Marine have been tested constantly since the birth of the nation All through the long history of the Marino Corps there are examples, both in war and peace, of his versatility, trustworthiness, singleness and tenacity of purpose, courage, faithfulness and self-sacrifice. The rich tradition of the Corps dates back to Novcmlier 10. 1775. when it was established by the Contintental Congress In the Revolutionary War. the Marines fought against the British Elect on tin- shi|»s of John Paul Jones, and made their first amphibious landing on tin-beaches of tin- Bahamas in 1776. Marines ended their war with the Mediterranean pirates when they planted tin- Stars ami StrijH-s over the pirate stronghold of Dcrnc. in Tripoli, after a six-hundred-mile march across tin- desert of North Africa In tin- War of 1812. they fought on l-ake Champlain ami l-akc Eric, ami were with Cem-ral Jackson behind the barricades at New Orleans They defeated the Seminole Indians hi tin- dense swamps of Elurida in 1836. and fought under Ccm-ral Scott in the Mexican War of 18-16-48. Their first visit to Japan came in 1854 as guard detachments from tin- %hi|«s of Commodore Perry’s fleet Under the command of Colonel Robert E. l-ee. U S A.. Marines captured John Brown at Harper's Ferry in 1859. They fought savages in Formosa in 1867. ami stormed tin- furrier forts of Korea in 1871 During tin- Spanish-Arncrican War. a single battalion of Marines held the naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Cuha. against 6.000 Spaniards, while other Leathernecks distinguished themselves at the Battle of Santiago and with Dewey at Manila They helped quell the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. ami from then on until Wurld War I. men of tin- Corps campaigned in the Philippines. Cuba. Mexico. Haiti, arid Santo Domingo to protect American lives and property. On the battlefields of France, Marines were called Devil Dogs by the Ormans because of their courage ami tenacity of attack In the first World War. the- Fourth Brigade of Marines took part in five operations as part of the farm-d Second Division of the A F. F.—Bcllraii Wood. Sotssons. St Mihirl. Chapagnc. and the Mcusc-Argonnc Marine units were decorated six times by the French during these campaigns Tlu- interim between world wars found the Marines engaged in developing the technique of amphibious warfare and in their traditional pursuits around the glo! c. from guarding the I S mails to fighting Isandits in Nicaragua World War II saw the men who wear the eagle, globe, and ami anchor valiantly defend Wake Island and Bataan and then sjH-arhead tltc amphibious landings across the Pacific. . in the Solomons, at Tarawa. Saipan. Guam. Iwo Jima. ami Okinawa, to name a few Following the war. Marines found a new type of service—duty with United Nations Forces in Korea. The United States Marine Corps, rich in tradition ami world-famed for its lultlc record ami esprit de corps, plays an important role as tlunation's force-in-read incss” to help keep the peace throughout tin-world today

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Two-Blocked Morning Colors Ceremony Folding the Flag

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SAN DIEGO RECRUIT DEPOT HE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS base at San Diego was initiated by the late Major General Joseph H. Pendleton, USMC, in July 1914. He recognized in the harbor and environs of San Diego a strategic point where Marines could lx- trained for expeditionary duty, and where they could be ready to go aboard ship with all of their stores and equipment for transport to areas in the Pacific where their services might lx needed. The first troops moved into the partially completed barracks from a camp in Balboa Park in Decemlxrr 1921. The practical construction was completed in 1924. Much of the land was reclaimed from San Diego Bay. including that portion comprising Lindbergh Field and the adjacent shore area. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot has. over the years, been the home of the famed 4th and 6th Marine Regiments. the site of many specialized schools, and a recruit training center. During World War II it served as a Training Center. Supply Depot and Embarkation Point for thousands of Marines who conquered the Japanese in the Pacific. Approximately 222,300 Marines passed through the portals of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot during those years. The Depot's post-war mission encompasses both basic and advanced schools training. A Recruit Training Regiment has direct responsibility for the training of recruit Marines, the young men who volunteer for duty with the Corps. During the ten week schedule of recruit training, the new enlistees are carefully indoctrinated in the manner of performance of duty of a Marine. To the recruit facing his initial weeks of training, the most important man is his Drill Instructor, a specially selected noncommissioned officer, chosen for exception leadership ability and military experience. It is through the Dl that the raw recruit begins his transformation into a Marine. The Marine recruit training cycle is chronologically divided into three phases: initial training at the Depot, rifle range at Edson Range area of Camp Pendleton for thorough training in marksmanship and familiarization with basic weapons, and advanced recruit training at the Depot. Immediatcl) following completion of recruit training at the Depot, the young Marines are assigned to advanced infantry training at Camp Pendleton. Californa. Following four weeks of individual combat training at Pendleton. they are transferred to shore stations, to Fleet Marine Force units for duty both overseas and within the continental United States, or to schools for specialized training. Some return to the Depot for futher training with the Sea School. Communication-Electronics School Battalion, or Field Music School. The Depot also offers facilities in general education, courses of study leading to procurement of high school diplomas, and all of the correspondence courses from the Marine Corps Institute and United States Armed Forces Institute in vocational and professional training. These include university extension courses. Each year, thousands of new Leathernecks enter the Marine Corps. These men receive their initial training at one of two places. Those in the eastern part of the United States go to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island. South Carolina. Those who come from the Middle West and West are sent to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at San Diego. California. The modern Marine Corps is a team which operates on land, at sea. and in the air. It utilizes the latest developments in training and equipment. But it retains the esprit de corps” that was tradition over a century before General Pendleton envisioned the San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Depot Headquarters