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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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…
