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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. | ||
=== 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. | ||
[[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''' | ||