Category: Montford Point Marines, United States Marine Corps, World War II

Categories: Congressional Gold Medal | United States Marine Corps, World War II | African-Americans in World War II | Camp Montford Point, North Carolina

This category groups profiles of those who served in the Montford Point Marines during WWII.

The "Montford Marines" were the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps., and were trained at Camp Montford Point, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1941 to 1949.

The Congressional Gold Medal was presented collectively to the Montford Point Marines on June 27, 2012 at a ceremony held in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The gold medal, authorized by Public Law 112–59 and struck by the United States Mint, was awarded to the Montford Point Marines in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service to their country during World War II.

See:

• Montford Point Marine Association at Wikipedia

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Kenneth Alford 22 Jan 1914 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 25 Oct 1980

John Brown 1920s - 2010s

Hugh Browne 16 Feb 1925 Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States - 17 Dec 2015

David Dinkins 10 Jul 1927 Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States - 23 Nov 2020

Living Greason

Alfred Masters 05 Feb 1916 Texas, United States - 16 Jun 1975

Charles Mead 26 Oct 1916 Sapony District, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States - 30 Sep 1978

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