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Montford Point Marines
The first African-American recruits in the United States Marine Corps trained at the segregated Montford Point Camp at Jacksonville, North Carolina between 1942 - 1949.
This slideshow features Montford Point Marines from High Point.
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Information and Images provided by National Montford Point Marine Association, NC Triad Triangle Chapter 38 & Yalik’s African American Art & Cultural Movement
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Information and Images provided by National Montford Point Marine Association, NC Triad Triangle Chapter 38 & Yalik’s African American Art & Cultural Movement
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Information and Images provided by National Montford Point Marine Association, NC Triad Triangle Chapter 38 & Yalik’s African American Art & Cultural Movement
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Information and Images provided by National Montford Point Marine Association, NC Triad Triangle Chapter 38 & Yalik’s African American Art & Cultural Movement
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Information and Images provided by National Montford Point Marine Association, NC Triad Triangle Chapter 38 & Yalik’s African American Art & Cultural Movement
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Information and Images provided by National Montford Point Marine Association, NC Triad Triangle Chapter 38 & Yalik’s African American Art & Cultural Movement
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Information and Images provided by National Montford Point Marine Association, NC Triad Triangle Chapter 38 & Yalik’s African American Art & Cultural Movement
Who Were the Montford Point Marines? Read the article by Anna Hiatt at this link.
Operation Montford Point Needs Your Help!
If you know of a veteran who could possibly be a Montford Point Marine, please contact the NMPMA. If that veteran is deceased and has not been recognized as a Montford Point Marine, please contact the NMPMA. If they served in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 - 1949, please contact the NMPMA at (336) 684-5524 or email President@NMPMA38.org. Help us find them!
Learn more at NMPMA.org