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==Online Resources== | |||
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*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.'' | |||
*[https://www.birls.org/ BIRLS - Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem] at US Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA): National Personnel Records Center – index to veterans with files at the VA; includes vital status, service, and beneficiary status | |||
==Background== | |||
The Marine Corps was created in 1775. It was part of the Navy Department from 1834 until 1952, when it became a distinct branch of the military. Records of Marine Corps soldiers and officers are available at the National Archives in Record Group 127 for the years 1798 to 1904. | The Marine Corps was created in 1775. It was part of the Navy Department from 1834 until 1952, when it became a distinct branch of the military. Records of Marine Corps soldiers and officers are available at the National Archives in Record Group 127 for the years 1798 to 1904. | ||
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*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10509796 U.S. Marine Corps. 5th Marine Regiment. 6/8/1917-9/18/1947] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10509796 U.S. Marine Corps. 5th Marine Regiment. 6/8/1917-9/18/1947] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10509797 U.S. Marine Corps. 5th Marine Regiment. 9/1947-] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10509797 U.S. Marine Corps. 5th Marine Regiment. 9/1947-] | ||
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=== FamilySearch Catalog === | === FamilySearch Catalog === | ||
*{{FSC|36156|item|disp= Muster Rolls of the United States Marine Corps], 1798–1892. National Archives Microfilm Publication T1118}} The records are arranged chronologically; and they give name, rank, enlistment date, date of death or discharge, and name of ship or station. | *{{FSC|36156|item|disp= Muster Rolls of the United States Marine Corps], 1798–1892. National Archives Microfilm Publication T1118}} The records are arranged chronologically; and they give name, rank, enlistment date, date of death or discharge, and name of ship or station. | ||
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*''The Marine Corps Reserve : a history'' {{FSDL|969417}} | *''The Marine Corps Reserve : a history'' {{FSDL|969417}} | ||
*''Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II'' {{FSDL|925197}} | *''Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II'' {{FSDL|925197}} | ||
*''History of U.S. Marine Corps operations in World War II.'' 5 vols. Washington: Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1958 - 1968 vol. 1 {{FSDL|969411}}; vol. 2 {{FSDL|969412}}; vol. 3 {{FSDL|969413}}; vol. 4 {{FSDL|969414}}; vol. 5 {{FSDL|969415}} | |||
== Marine Divisions == | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/1stmarinedivisio00unit 1st Marine Division and Its Regiments] | *[https://archive.org/details/1stmarinedivisio00unit 1st Marine Division and Its Regiments] | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/The2dMarineDivisionAndItsRegiments#page/n1/mode/2up 2d Marine Division and Its Regiments] | *[https://archive.org/stream/The2dMarineDivisionAndItsRegiments#page/n1/mode/2up 2d Marine Division and Its Regiments] | ||
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*[https://archive.org/stream/historyof4thmari00unit#page/n3/mode/2up 4th Marine Division, 1943-1996] | *[https://archive.org/stream/historyof4thmari00unit#page/n3/mode/2up 4th Marine Division, 1943-1996] | ||
== Marine Regiments == | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/ABriefHistoryOfThe2dMarines 2d Marines] | *[https://archive.org/details/ABriefHistoryOfThe2dMarines 2d Marines] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/ABriefHistoryOfThe4thMarines1970 4th Marines] | *[https://archive.org/details/ABriefHistoryOfThe4thMarines1970 4th Marines] | ||
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*[https://archive.org/details/ABriefHistoryOfThe25thMarines 25th Marines] | *[https://archive.org/details/ABriefHistoryOfThe25thMarines 25th Marines] | ||
== Marine Corps Aviation == | |||
*[https://archive.org/stream/MarineCorpsAviationTheEarlyYears1912-1940#page/n1/mode/2up Aviation History, 1912-1940] | *[https://archive.org/stream/MarineCorpsAviationTheEarlyYears1912-1940#page/n1/mode/2up Aviation History, 1912-1940] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofm00unit Marine Corp Aviation History] | *[https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofm00unit Marine Corp Aviation History] | ||
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*[https://archive.org/details/marinecorpsaviat00good Marine Corps Aviation in World War II a Chronology] | *[https://archive.org/details/marinecorpsaviat00good Marine Corps Aviation in World War II a Chronology] | ||
== World War I == | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesmari00unit The United States Marines in the World War] | *[https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesmari00unit The United States Marines in the World War] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/listofofficersen19unse Officers and Enlisted Who Lost their Lives] | *[https://archive.org/details/listofofficersen19unse Officers and Enlisted Who Lost their Lives] | ||
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*[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924030896454#page/n5/mode/2up Recruiting Instructions, 1914] | *[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924030896454#page/n5/mode/2up Recruiting Instructions, 1914] | ||
== World War II == | |||
*Gordon L. Rottman.''U.S. Marine Corps World War II order of battle:ground and air units in the Pacific War, 1939-1945.'' Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2002. {{FSC|1804487|item|disp=FS Library 973 M3rg}} | *Gordon L. Rottman.''U.S. Marine Corps World War II order of battle:ground and air units in the Pacific War, 1939-1945.'' Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2002. {{FSC|1804487|item|disp=FS Library 973 M3rg}} | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/historyofusmarin01usma#page/n5/mode/2up Marine Corps Operations Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, vol. 1] | *[https://archive.org/stream/historyofusmarin01usma#page/n5/mode/2up Marine Corps Operations Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, vol. 1] | ||
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*[https://archive.org/details/historyofusmarin03usma Marine Corps Operations, vol. 3] | *[https://archive.org/details/historyofusmarin03usma Marine Corps Operations, vol. 3] | ||
== | == For Further Reading == | ||
*Ilene Kanfer Murray. '' Twentieth-Century Navy and Marine Corps Records.'' NGS News Magazine 31 #4 (October-December 2005): 45-48. | *Ilene Kanfer Murray. '' Twentieth-Century Navy and Marine Corps Records.'' NGS News Magazine 31 #4 (October-December 2005): 45-48. | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/notessuggestions00doye#page/n1/mode/2up Notes and Suggestions Officers of the Marine Corps,1900] | *[https://archive.org/stream/notessuggestions00doye#page/n1/mode/2up Notes and Suggestions Officers of the Marine Corps,1900] | ||
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