U.S. Marine Corps
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Military Records U.S. Marine Corps
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 Personnel Records Center
- Official Military Personnel Files
- Official Military Personnel Files Archival
- Veteran's Service Records
Library of the Marine Corps
National Archives
FamilySearch Collections
- 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
- 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
- 2d Marines
- 4th Marines
- 6th Marines
- 8th Marines
- The Ninth Marines
- 10th Marines
- 14th Marines
- 25th Marines
Marine Corps Aviation
- 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
- Officers and Enlisted Who Lost their Lives
- Officers and Enlisted Who Lost their Lives Overseas
- Recruiting Instructions, 1914
World War II
- Marine Corps Operations Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, vol. 1
- Marine Corp Operations, vol. 2
- Marine Corps Operations, vol. 3
Further Reading
Other Record Types
- Aircraft Accidents
- Awards
- Biographies
- Bounty Land Warrants
- Casualty Records
- Prisoner of War Records
- Soldiers Home Records
- Unit Histories