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    6th Annual Sgt Lucas T. Pyeatt Memorial Golf Tournament

    The MCRD Museum Foundation is proud to announce that the 6th Annual Sgt Lucas T. Pyeatt Memorial Golf Tourament will be held on Saturday, 4 May 2024 at the Oaks North Golf Course, located at 12602 Oaks N Dr. San Diego, CA 92128.

  • Marine Family

    MARINE GRADUATIONS OPEN TO PUBLIC

    MCRD San Diego graduations are open to the public!
    Click below to visit the Depot's website to learn more.

  • Code Talkers Platoon

    Grad Photos and Grad Books

    The MCRD Museum Foundation maintains a collection of platoon photos, composite photos, and platoon books. 

  • Founding Fathers

    Our Mission

    Learn more about our mission to provide an educational setting for Marines & recruits, support the Command, and serve as a bridge to the local community.

  • Museum and Foundaton Programs

    Our Programs

    The MCRD Command Museum provides free programming to school groups and scouting groups which teach Core Values in a historic setting. We also serve active duty, veterans, and families through outreach programs that strengthen our local community.

  • MCRD Museum Docents

    Get Involved

    Help preserve and perpetuate Marine Corps history. Become a member, volunteer, or donate today. If you enjoy Marine Corps history, you will be forever moved by this experience!

  • Recruit Gear

    Show Your Pride

    Shop for your USMC gear here! All proceeds directly support the Museum and its programs for Marines and veterans.

Subject Files

MARINE CORPS

Marine Corps History & Related Topics

Posts & Stations

MCRDSD
MCRDPI
Camp Pendleton
Quantico
Washington, DC
Camp Lejuene
Guam
Guantanamo
29 Palms
Camp Gillespie
Camp Elliot
Philadelphia
Misc Locations
Camp Kearny/Holcomb
Camp Dunlap
Misc California locations
Mare Island
Barstow
Bridgeport
San Francisco

China

Shanghai
Peiping
Tientsin
Tsingtao

Units

Divisions
Regiments
Battalions
Scout/Snipers
Recon & Spec Ops
Navajo Code Talkers
Raiders
Atomic Marines
African Americans
Women
USMC Reserves
Paramarines
Aviation Units
Misc Units

Cruise Books

Registries / Lineal Lists

Guide Books

Misc Marine Corps Topics

Pre 1900
1900-1919
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000+

US NAVY

Gen History & Pictorials
Seabees
War Ships
Carriers
Battleships
PT Boats
Destroyers
Submarines
Naval Justice
Regulations
Blue Jacket Manuals
Landing Force Manuals
Guide Books
Misc Topics
Customs & Traditions
Food Handling & Cookbooks
Cruise Books
Naval Training Station, San Diego
USN Personnel

US ARMY

General Histories
Units
Regulations
Guide Books
Misc Topics

US AIRFORCE

US COAST GUARD

FOREIGN MILITARY UNITS

ROK
Royal Marines
China
South Vietnamese

SPECIAL FORCES

American Special Forces

US Army
Rangers
Green Beret
SOG
USN Navy
USAF

British Special Forces

SUPPORT UNITS

Correspondents
Photographers

Art & Artists

John Thomason
Marine Corps Art
Combat Art
Charles Waterhouse

Medical Chaplains/Religious
Military Police

Music & Musicians

John Philip Sousa

Humor
Verse
Songs
Misc Literary Topics
Misc Support Units

OPERATIONS

1775-1940
American Revolution
Barbary Coast War
War 1812
Mexican War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
Boxer Rebellion

Latin America

Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Haiti
Mexico
Cuba

Philippine Insurrection
China, 1901-1941

WORLD WAR I

General History
Pictorials
Americans in WW I
Battles
Bibliography of all WW I items at the MCRD Museum
Personal Papers & Manuscripts
USMC in WW I
USN in WW I
US Army in WW I
Misc WW I topics

WORLD WAR II

General History
Pictorials
War in the Pacific
Island Campaigns

Prelude to War (Iceland, China)
Coast Watchers
Pearl Harbor/Hawaii
Wake Island
Corregidor/Bataan
Midway
Wake Island

Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Misc 1943 Camps
Saipan
Tinian
Guam
Peleliu
Misc 1944 Camps
Philippines
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Occupation of Japan
Occupation of China

USMC in WW II

US Army in WW II

US Navy in WW II

Japan
Misc WW II topics

KOREAN WAR

General History
Battles
USMC in Korea
Other Military Forces
Korean People
Communist Forces
Misc Topics
Propaganda

VIETNAM WAR

General History
Pictorials
Atlases & Almanacs
Prelude to Vietnam War
Battles
Laos & Cambodia

USMC

Other Ground Units
Analyses
America’s Defeat
War Crimes
Aftermath
Media Coverage
Intel & CIA
Vietnamese People
Communist Forces
Propaganda
Misc Topics

MISC Operations 1946-2000

Lebanon
Grenada
Dominican Republic
Somalia
MOOTWS (Military Operations Other Than War)

GULF WAR (1990-91)
OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom)

MILITARY AVIATION

USMC
USN
Korean War
Vietnam War
Fixed Wing
Helicopters/Rotary
Aviation in San Diego
Marine Corps Aviators

1920s-1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s+

Tilt Rotors

BIOGRAPHIES & AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

PERSONAL ACCOUNTS

WW I
WW II
Korean War
Vietnam War
USMC
US Navy
US Army
Gallantry
Misc Accounts
Gulf War
OIF
OEF

GUERILLA WARFARE

Armies

UNIFORMS & accessories

Army
USN
USMC
Foreign Service
American Revolution
Civil War
Special Forces

WEAPONS

Weapons Systems
Light Machine Guns
Small Arms Muskets, Rifles, Carbines & Shotguns
Hand Guns (Revolvers, Pistols)
Edged Weapons
Ammunition
Mines
Grenades
Rockets & Missiles
Machine Guns
Submachine Guns
Light Machine Guns
Assault Rifles
Artillery
NBC
Booby Traps
Mortars
Demolition

INSIGNIA

MILITARY AWARDS

MILITARY EQUIPMENT

FLAGS

CHINA

CALIFORNIA HISTORY

MILITARY DICTIONARIES

MILITARY CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS

MILITARY TERMS

ANIMALS

Mascots
War Dogs WW II
War Dogs Vietnam War
Sgt Reckless
Military Working Dogs

Iraq
Afghanistan

PRISONERS OF WAR

WW II
Korean War
Vietnam War

TRAINING

Recruit Training

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
Mare Island
Male
Female
Montford Point

Training Exercises

World War I – 1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s+
Cold Weather Training
USMCR Training Exercises
Training at Camp Pendleton
Misc

MILITARY COMMUNICATION

MILITARY ADMINISTRATION

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

MAINTENANCE

GROUND

RECRUITING

Recruiters
Recruiting Posters

BANDS

USMC Band
USMC Silent Drill Team
USMC Drum & Bugle Corps
Evening Parades
Band Personnel Band, MCRDSD
Bands, Latin America
Bands, China
Bands, China, Shanghai
Bands, China, Peking
Bands, Misc

SPORTS

Football
Baseball/Softball
Basketball
Boxing/Wrestling
Track/Field
Misc Sports

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS

Pre WW II
WW II
Korean War
Vietnam War
GWOT (Global War On Terrorism)

PERSONNEL

Sergeants Major
USMC Commandants

Commanding Generals, MCRDSD

Chesty Puller
Smedley Butler
LtGen Victor H. Krulak
LtGen Edward A Craig
Harry Smith
Gen Twining
Gen Bruno Hochmuth
Gen Lemuel Shepherd
Gen Joseph Pendleton
MajGen John Lejeune

Astronauts

Sergeants Major MCRDSD

Misc USMC Personnel

Misc USMC Personnel Pre 1900
Misc USMC Personnel 1900-1919
Misc USMC Personnel 1920s
Misc USMC Personnel 1930s
Misc USMC Personnel 1940s
Misc USMC Personnel 1950s
Misc USMC Personnel 1960s
Misc USMC Personnel 1970s
Misc USMC Personnel 1980s
Misc USMC Personnel 1990s
Misc USMC Personnel 2000+

HOLLYWOOD

Movies Actors

MARINE DETACHMENTS

USS Henderson
USS Carl Vinson
USS Saratoga
USS Kitty Hawk
USS New Jersey
USS Yorktown
USS Chaumont
USS Arkansas
USS Lexington
USS North Hampton
USS California
USS Nevada
USS Maryland
USS Oklahoma
USS Tennessee
Pre 1900
1900-1919
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s, 70s & 90s
1980s Sea Going Marines

MARINE CEMETARIES/MEMORIALS

MARKSMANSHIP

Marksmen
Marksmanship
Trophies

SEA SCHOOL

1920s
1930s
1940s
1960s
1970s
1980s

RIFLE RANGES

Rifle Range La Jolla
Camp Matthews
Edson Range

CORPSMAN

WW II Vietnam War

OPERATIONS

CEREMONIES

USMC Birthdays
Battle Color Dedications
Command Functions
Misc Ceremonies/Events
Parades
Memorials

TERRORISM

MILITARY VEHICLES

2 & 3 –Wheeled
4-Wheeled
6+ Wheeled
Trucks
Amphibious Vehicles
Armored/Tracked Fighting Vehicles
Unmanned Vehicles

COUNTERINSURGENCY/GUERILLA WARFARE