Camp Pendleton was established in 1942 by the Navy Department as the West Coast training facility for the United States Marine Corps. Located in rugged northwest San Diego County, Camp Pendleton quickly became one of the largest training centers for infantry, aviation, and amphibious units and has long been the threshold for Marines embarking to participate in armed conflicts in the Far East and around the globe. From World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Camp Pendleton has served as the backdrop and staging ground for troops, artillery, tanks, and infantry. Named for Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pe... Read More
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Camp Pendleton was established in 1942 by the Navy Department as the West Coast training facility for the United States Marine Corps. Located in rugged northwest San Diego County, Camp Pendleton quickly became one of the largest training centers for infantry, aviation, and amphibious units and has long been the threshold for Marines embarking to participate in armed conflicts in the Far East and around the globe. From World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Camp Pendleton has served as the backdrop and staging ground for troops, artillery, tanks, and infantry. Named for Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pe... Read More
Camp Pendleton was established in 1942 by the Navy Department as the West Coast training facility for the United States Marine Corps. Located in rugged northwest San Diego County, Camp Pendleton quickly became one of the largest training centers for infantry, aviation, and amphibious units and has long been the threshold for Marines embarking to participate in armed conflicts in the Far East and around the globe. From World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Camp Pendleton has served as the backdrop and staging ground for troops, artillery, tanks, and infantry. Named for Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who pioneered Marine activity in San Diego, Camp Pendleton is situated on approximately 250,000 acres on the California coast and its access to land, sea, and air has been instrumental in cross-training Marines. Thousands of Marines have called "CamPen" home since its inception, including the oldest and most decorated Marine unit, the 1st Marine Division.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 11th May 2005
State: California
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738529820
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / Military / Pictorial HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest HISTORY / Military / United States
Author Bio
Thomas O'Hara, a retired Marine colonel and aviator, is the curator of the Flying Leatherneck Museum located at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The author of Images of America books on Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and Camp Pendleton, O'Hara has drawn on the museum's extensive archive to illustrate both the Marine and Naval histories at Miramar.
Camp Pendleton was established in 1942 by the Navy Department as the West Coast training facility for the United States Marine Corps. Located in rugged northwest San Diego County, Camp Pendleton quickly became one of the largest training centers for infantry, aviation, and amphibious units and has long been the threshold for Marines embarking to participate in armed conflicts in the Far East and around the globe. From World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Camp Pendleton has served as the backdrop and staging ground for troops, artillery, tanks, and infantry. Named for Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who pioneered Marine activity in San Diego, Camp Pendleton is situated on approximately 250,000 acres on the California coast and its access to land, sea, and air has been instrumental in cross-training Marines. Thousands of Marines have called "CamPen" home since its inception, including the oldest and most decorated Marine unit, the 1st Marine Division.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 11th May 2005
State: California
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738529820
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / Military / Pictorial HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest HISTORY / Military / United States
Thomas O'Hara, a retired Marine colonel and aviator, is the curator of the Flying Leatherneck Museum located at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The author of Images of America books on Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and Camp Pendleton, O'Hara has drawn on the museum's extensive archive to illustrate both the Marine and Naval histories at Miramar.
