Camp Gilbert H. Johnson
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"Montford Point" redirects here. For other uses, see Montford Point (disambiguation).
Camp Gilbert H. Johnson is a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina and home to the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools (MCCSSS), where various support military occupational specialties such as administration, supply, logistics, finance, Navy corpsman and motor transport maintenance are trained. Camp Johnson is situated on Montford Point, the site of recruit training for the first African Americans to serve in the Marine Corps, known as "Montford Point Marines".
Quick Facts Montford Point Camp, Type ...
Montford Point Camp | |
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Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Type | Military base |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Marine Corps |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
In use | 1942–present |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Recruit training |
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