Sergeant Major Thomas J. McHugh
Thomas J. McHugh was born in New York City on 23 December 1919 to Peter and Bridget Porter McHugh. SgtMaj McHugh grew up in Philadelphia…
Front and Center Newsletter – Vol. 3, No. 10, October 2024
Meet the Marine. Be Inspired.UNDER CONSTRUCTION! FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 3, No 10, October 2024 See Construction in Progress at: https://www.museumofthemarine.org/museum/construction-updates/ Mission Honor, preserve, and…
MajGen Lewie G. Merritt
Lewie Merritt was born in Ridge Spring, South Carolina on June 26, 1897. In 1917, at the age of 19, Merritt graduated from the Citadel…
Jack Lucas
On October 5, 1945, 17-year-old Marine Corps rifleman Jack Lucas was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman for heroism in combat on…
Front and Center Newsletter – Vol. 3, No. 9, September 2024
Meet the Marine. Be Inspired.UNDER CONSTRUCTION! FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 3, No 9, September 2024 We’re vertical! See construction in progress at https://www.museumofthemarine.org/museum/construction-updates/ Mission Honor,…
HMLA-269 is Back in Service
On July 1, 2024, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, “The Gunrunners,” was reactivated at MCAS New River in North Carolina. HMLA-269 was formed at…
Front and Center Newsletter – Vol. 3, No. 8, August 2024
Meet the Marine. Be Inspired.UNDER CONSTRUCTION! FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 3, No 8, August 2024 See Construction in Progress! Mission Honor, preserve, and teach the…
JULY 10, 2024: MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION STARTS
Trucks and Hard Hats and Amphibious Tractors! On the heels of a successful Groundbreaking Ceremony in May, Samet Corporation – our general contractor – begin…
Front and Center Newsletter – Vol. 3, No. 7, July 2024
Meet the Marine. Be Inspired.UNDER CONSTRUCTION! FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 3, No 7, July 2024 Under Construction! Mission Honor, preserve, and teach the legacy of…
“Ace of Aces,” Joe Foss
Captain Joe Foss, USMC, was a fighter pilot at Guadalcanal during WWII. Within five months of arriving at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Foss had shot…
Front and Center Newsletter – Vol. 2, No. 6, June 2024
Meet the Marine. Be Inspired.UNDER CONSTRUCTION! FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 6, June 2024 Mission Honor, preserve, and teach the legacy of Carolina Marines…
Floyd Gibbons at Belleau Wood
Recent issues of both the Marine Corps Times and the Navy Times contain an article titled “The Man who made Belleau Wood—and the Marine Corps—Immortal.”[i] The article discusses Chicago Tribune…
