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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.

Archives and Libraries

National Personnel Records Center

National Archives

National Archives Catalog

Card Lists of Marine Corps War of 1812 Casualties, 1812–1815 NAID 7861697
Carded Medical Records of the Marine Corps, 1821-1884 NAID 655645
Card List of Marine Corps Dead Buried Overseas, 1898 - 1918 NAID 7861708 WWI
Official Military Personnel Files, 1905–1998 NAID 299715
U.S. Marine Corps. Personnel Management Division. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905-1997. NAID 299715

Unit Histories - Organization Authority Record

FamilySearch Catalog

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.
United States, Marine Corps muster rolls, 1893-1940 T977

FamilySearch Historical Records

United States, Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937

FamilySearch Digital Library

The Marine Corps Reserve : a history FamilySearch Digital Library
Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II FamilySearch Digital Library
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 FamilySearch Digital Library; vol. 2 FamilySearch Digital Library; vol. 3 FamilySearch Digital Library; vol. 4 FamilySearch Digital Library; vol. 5 FamilySearch Digital Library

Marine Divisions

Marine Regiments

Marine Corps Aviation

World War I

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. FS Library 973 M3rg
Marine Corps Operations Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, vol. 1
Marine Corp Operations, vol. 2
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.
Notes and Suggestions Officers of the Marine Corps,1900
United States Marine Corps. Ranks and Grades, 1775-1969

Other Record Types

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-The Marine Corps was created in 1798. 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.
+==Online Resources==
+<table><tr><td>
+*''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
-Muster rolls of the Marine Corps have been filmed for the years 1789 to 1892 and are available at the Family History Library:
+==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.
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=36156&disp=Muster+rolls+of+the+United+States+Marine++ Muster Rolls of the United States Marine Corps], 1798–1892. National Archives Microfilm Publication T1118. (FHL 123 films starting with FHL film # 929049.) The records are arranged chronologically; and they give name, rank, enlistment date, date of death or discharge, and name of ship or station.
+== Archives and Libraries ==
+'''National Personnel Records Center'''
+*[https://www.archives.gov/st-louis National Personnel Records Center]
+*[https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/ompf-background.html Official Military Personnel Files]
+*[https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/archival-programs/military-personnel-archival Official Military Personnel Files Archival]
+*[https://www.archives.gov/veterans Veteran's Service Records]
-Check with the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Personnel Records Center] for available service records.
+''' National Archives '''
+*[https://www.archives.gov/research/military/marine-corps Marine Corps Records]
+*[https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/127.html Records of the United States Marine Corps RG 127]
+*[https://www.archives.gov/research/military/marine-corps/muster-rolls Marine Corps Muster Rolls]
-[[Category:United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Military]]
+''' National Archives Catalog '''
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7861697 Card Lists of Marine Corps War of 1812 Casualties, 1812–1815] NAID 7861697
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/655645 Carded Medical Records of the Marine Corps, 1821-1884] NAID 655645
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7861708 Card List of Marine Corps Dead Buried Overseas, 1898 - 1918] NAID 7861708 WWI
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299715 Official Military Personnel Files, 1905–1998] NAID 299715
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299715 U.S. Marine Corps. Personnel Management Division. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905-1997. NAID 299715]
+''' Unit Histories - Organization Authority Record '''
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10448156  U.S. Marine Corps. 1st Marine Division. 2/1/1941-9/1947]
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10448330   U.S. Marine Corps. 1st Marine Division. 9/1947-]
+*[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-]
+<td><tr><table>
+=== 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|2301286|item|disp=United States, Marine Corps muster rolls, 1893-1940 T977}}
+=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
+*{{RecordSearch|1916228|United States, Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937|NAME OF COLLECTION}}
+=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
+*''The Marine Corps Reserve : a history'' {{FSDL|969417}}
+*''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/stream/The2dMarineDivisionAndItsRegiments#page/n1/mode/2up 2d Marine Division and Its Regiments]
+*[https://archive.org/stream/The3dMarineDivisionAndItsRegiments#page/n1/mode/2up 3d Marine Division and Its Regiments]
+*[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/ABriefHistoryOfThe4thMarines1970 4th Marines]
+*[https://archive.org/stream/ABriefHistoryOfThe6thMarines#page/n1/mode/2up 6th Marines]
+*[https://archive.org/details/ABriefHistoryOfThe8thMarines   8th Marines]
+*[https://archive.org/details/TheNinthMarinesABriefHistory   9th Marines]
+*[https://archive.org/details/ABriefHistoryOfThe10thMarines 10th Marines]
+*[https://archive.org/details/ABriefHistoryOfThe14thMarines 14th 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/details/briefhistoryofm00unit Marine Corp Aviation History]
+*[https://archive.org/stream/marinecorpsaircr00unit#page/n0/mode/2up Marine Corps Aircraft 1913-1965]
+*[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/listofofficersen19unse Officers and Enlisted Who Lost their Lives]
+*[https://archive.org/stream/listofofficersen19unse_0#page/n3/mode/2up Officers and Enlisted Who Lost their Lives Overseas]
+*[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}}
+*[https://archive.org/stream/historyofusmarin01usma#page/n5/mode/2up Marine Corps Operations Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, vol. 1]
+*[https://archive.org/stream/historyofusmarin02usma#page/n5/mode/2up Marine Corp Operations, vol. 2]
+*[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.
+*[https://archive.org/stream/notessuggestions00doye#page/n1/mode/2up Notes and Suggestions Officers of the Marine Corps,1900]
+*[https://archive.org/details/RanksAndGrades1775-1969 United States Marine Corps. Ranks and Grades, 1775-1969]
+'''Other Record Types'''
+*[[United States Military Aircraft Accidents|Aircraft Accidents]]
+*[[US Military Awards and Decorations|Awards]]
+*[[US Military Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[US Military Bounty Land Warrants|Bounty&nbsp;Land&nbsp;Warrants]]
+*[[US Military Casualty Records|Casualty&nbsp;Records]]
+*[[US Military Prisoner of War Records|Prisoner&nbsp;of&nbsp;War&nbsp;Records]]
+*[[US Military Old Soldiers Home Records|Soldiers&nbsp;Home&nbsp;Records]]
+*[[US Military Unit Histories|Unit&nbsp;Histories]]
+{{U.S. Military}}
+[[Category:United States Military Records]]