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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.  


Muster rolls of the Marine Corps have been filmed for the years 1789 to 1892 and are available at the Family History Library:
=== Archives and Libraries===
'''National Personnel Records Center'''
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Personnel Records Center] for available service records.
 
''' Library of the Marine Corps'''
*[http://guides.grc.usmcu.edu/archives Library of the Marine Corps Research Portal]
 
=== FamilySearch Collections ===


*[https://familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=title&searchCriteria=Muster+rolls+of+the+UNited+States+Marine+Corps&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= 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.
*[https://familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=title&searchCriteria=Muster+rolls+of+the+UNited+States+Marine+Corps&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= 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.


Check with the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Personnel Records Center] for available service records.
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''


[[United States, Muster Rolls of the United States Marine Corps (FamilySearch Historical Records)| United States, Muster Rolls of the United States Marine Corps (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
[[United States, Muster Rolls of the United States Marine Corps (FamilySearch Historical Records)| United States, Muster Rolls of the United States Marine Corps (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
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=== World War I ===
=== World War I ===
*[https://archive.org/details/listofofficersen19unse Officers and Enlisted Who Lost their Lives]
*[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/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 ===
*[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]
 
 
=== Further Reading ===
*[https://archive.org/stream/notessuggestions00doye#page/n1/mode/2up Notes and Suggestions Officers of the Marine Corps,1900]
 


'''Other Record Types'''  
'''Other Record Types'''  

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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[edit | edit source]

National Personnel Records Center

Library of the Marine Corps

FamilySearch Collections[edit | edit source]

  • 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.


 United States, Muster Rolls of the United States Marine Corps (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Marine Divisions[edit | edit source]

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World War I[edit | edit source]


World War II[edit | edit source]


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