Throughout the period of American involvement in WWII, Marine recruits were trained in three locations. Parris Island, SC – 24,000 recruits San Diego, CA – 223,000 recruits Montford Point, NC – 19,000 recruits * Montford Point,  at Camp Lejune, NC, was a segregated training facility from 1942-45 for African-Americans as the Marine Corps was not integrated … Continue reading Basic training in the USMC during World War II