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==Online Resources== | |||
*''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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*''Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II'' {{FSDL|925197}} | *''Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II'' {{FSDL|925197}} | ||
== 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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[[Category:United States Military Records]] | |||
Revision as of 16:32, 21 March 2025
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- See United States Military Online Genealogy Records for more resources.
- 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[edit | edit source]
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
- National Personnel Records Center
- Official Military Personnel Files
- Official Military Personnel Files Archival
- Veteran's Service Records
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
- U.S. Marine Corps. 1st Marine Division. 2/1/1941-9/1947
- U.S. Marine Corps. 1st Marine Division. 9/1947-
- U.S. Marine Corps. 5th Marine Regiment. 6/8/1917-9/18/1947
- U.S. Marine Corps. 5th Marine Regiment. 9/1947-
FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Digital Library[edit | edit source]
- The Marine Corps Reserve : a history FamilySearch Digital Library
- Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II FamilySearch Digital Library
Marine Divisions[edit | edit source]
- 1st Marine Division and Its Regiments
- 2d Marine Division and Its Regiments
- 3d Marine Division and Its Regiments
- 4th Marine Division, 1943-1996
Marine Regiments[edit | edit source]
Marine Corps Aviation[edit | edit source]
- Aviation History, 1912-1940
- Marine Corp Aviation History
- Marine Corps Aircraft 1913-1965
- Marine Corps Aviation in World War II a Chronology
World War I[edit | edit source]
- The United States Marines in the World War
- Officers and Enlisted Who Lost their Lives
- Officers and Enlisted Who Lost their Lives Overseas
- Recruiting Instructions, 1914
World War II[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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
- Aircraft Accidents
- Awards
- Biographies
- Bounty Land Warrants
- Casualty Records
- Prisoner of War Records
- Soldiers Home Records
- Unit Histories