(obverse)
This monument is dedicated to the 5th Special Basic Class comprised entirely of Marines from the ranks and the first to be based at Camp Barrett
26 May 1951 – 8 September 1951
(reverse)
Buried under this monument are . . . — — Map (db m2857) WM
Okinawa
Semper Fidelis
Dedicated
to the
6th Marine Division
Medal of Honor
Recipients
Corporal Richard E. Bush, U.S.M.C.
Major Henry A. Courtney, Jr., U.S.M.C.
Corporal James . . . — — Map (db m2849) WM
In Memory of these Courageous Marine Lieutenants
of the 9th Special Basic Class who trained
here from July 1951 – December 1951.
They gallantly gave their lives for
their Corps and their Country.
Glen Allen
James M. Laramore
Charels . . . — — Map (db m2911) WM
In Memory of these brave Marine Lieutenants of the 10th Special Basic Class who trained here from September 1951 – February 1952. They gallantly gave their lives for their country and Corps during the Korean conflict.
John L. Babson, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m2912) WM
The 13th Special Basic Course (1952) has erected this monument to honor its members who were killed in the Korean War and to remind those who follow us into the ranks of Marine Corps Officers of their awesome responsibility to our Country, the . . . — — Map (db m2852) WM
This marks the site
where in May 1917
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and
Major General Commandant George Barnett
cut the first tree symbolizing official
acquisition of the Marine Reservation
Quantico, . . . — — Map (db m2638) HM
Private First Class
Oscar P. Austin
United States
Marine Corps
Company E, Second Battalion,
Seventh Marines, First Marine Division
Awarded the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) for heroism during combat against enemy forces in the . . . — — Map (db m2839) WM
Colonel William E. Barber
United States Marine Corps
Commanding Officer, Company F, Second Battalion
Seventh Marines, First Marine Division
Awarded the Medal of Honor, Chosin Reservoir, Korea, from
28 November to 2 December, 1950 . . . — — Map (db m3114) WM
In memory of these brave instructors and Lieutenants of C company, TBS 2-65 who served here from August 1964 to February 1965 and entered the Vietnam conflict as one of the first Basic School classes to do so. They Gallantly gave their lives for . . . — — Map (db m75751) WM
Trees bordering this side of Lejeune field were planted in bicentennial commemoration of twenty-four historically significant battles, campaigns or wars in which United States Marines participated during the first 200 years of our nation's . . . — — Map (db m226976) HM WM
Dedicated as the
Bradley Clinic
on
22 September 1995
in honor of
Pharmacist's Mate Second Class
John H. Bradley
United States Navy
who served with honor and distinction in the Second Battalion, Twenty-Eighth Marines, Fifth Marine . . . — — Map (db m7693) HM
Dedicated to the enlisted
Marines of The Basic School
past and present.
You have inspired countless
legions of newly commissioned
officers. — — Map (db m3050) WM
TBS 1-68: Who We Were
• Our class of 220 volunteers, ages 21 to 28, reported to TBS in mid 1967.
• We fully understood our service would be shaped by the war then raging throughout Vietnam.
• We hailed from 39 states and had attended 79 . . . — — Map (db m294561) HM WM
(north face)
1775 Semper Fidelis 1918
In memory of the Officers and Men of the
6th Machine Gun Battalion
United States Marines
who gave their lives for their Country
in the World War in 1918.
This tablet was erected by . . . — — Map (db m2636) HM
1951
•The Navy was assigned Joint-Service (Navy, Marine Corps, Army & Air Force) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) responsibilities for explosive training, as well as research and development.
1958
•The Basic School (TBS) . . . — — Map (db m101145) HM
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, members of Marine Fighter attack Squadron 321 reported to Andrews Air Base to prepare for their role in defense of Washington D.C. On the morning of September 12th, the squadron Commanding Officer, LtCol . . . — — Map (db m2836) HM
We honor the memory of our classmates
of the First Special Basic Class who trained here October – December 1950 and who gave their lives
for Corps and Country.
Felix W. Goudelock Feb. 2, 1951
William P. . . . — — Map (db m2853) WM
Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez
United States Marine Corps
Platoon Commander
Third Platoon, Company A, First Battalion
First Marines, First Marine Division
Awarded the Medal of Honor, Hue City, Vietnam from 31 January to 4 February 1968
This . . . — — Map (db m79039) WM
Named in honor of
Second Lieutenant Terrence C. Graves
United States Marine Corps
Third Force Reconnaissance Company
Third Reconnaissance Battalion
Third Marine Division
Awarded the Medal of Honor (Posthumously)
for action . . . — — Map (db m3010) HM
Third Force Reconnaissance Company
Third Reconnaissance Battalion
Third Marine Division
Awarded the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) for action against enemy forces in the Republic of South Vietnam on 16 February 1968
He gallantly gave his . . . — — Map (db m101724) HM
1900
•The School of Application reopened with eight students.
1901
•The School of Application closed again as students embarked for the Philippine Insurrection and the Chinese Boxer Rebellion.
Name Game! . . . — — Map (db m101148) HM
(marker on far left)
H-3-7 1950
Honoring
Marines, Navy Corpsmen, and
all others who served, were attached
or supported H-3-7, 1st Marine Division
FMF Korean War
Inchon/Seoul
Uijongbu
How Hill 891 . . . — — Map (db m3147) WM
Ch-46E Pilot
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268
Marine Aircraft Group 36
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Killed during flight operations in support of Exercise Team Spirit, Republic of Korea, 20 March 1982.
This gallant Marine officer . . . — — Map (db m99597) WM
Charles Heywood
Major General
United States Marine Corps
Commandant of the Marine Corps
1891–1903
Recognizing the need for Education of Newly Commissioned Officers, he established the School of Application, Marine Barracks Washington, . . . — — Map (db m2546) HM
Conducted on this Post July 23-26, 1953
Guest of Honor
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President of the United States
Attended by
Richard M. Nixon
Vice President of the United States
and
One hundred . . . — — Map (db m3120) HM
1500s
•Northern part of Quantico inhabited by Manahoac Branch Algonquin Indians.
1600s
•Captain John Smith of Jamestown explored the Quantico area and found the Potomac River watershed teeming with fish, crabs, oysters, . . . — — Map (db m101147) HM
Company Corpsman, 1st Battallion, 6th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, Quantico, Virginia
Petty Officer Balch was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the WWI battle near Vierzy, France on 19 July 1918.
"While under intense . . . — — Map (db m14831) HM
GySgt Phillip A. Jordan
United States Marine Corps
Awarded the Silver Star (posthumously) in action against the enemy while serving as Weapons Platoon Sergeant, Company C, 1st Battalion, 2d Marines on 23 March 2003 during the battle of An . . . — — Map (db m3011) WM
Private John Joseph Kelly
United States Marine Corps
Seventy-Eighth Company
Sixth Marine Regiment
Awarded two Medals of Honor for action
against the enemy, Blanc Ridge, France
3 October 1918
This gallant Marine fought bravely . . . — — Map (db m24798) WM
(Marker on front)
Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune
United States Marine Corps
Major General Commanding Second Division
American Expeditionary Force
France, World War I
1918-1919
Major General Commandant
United States . . . — — Map (db m3573) HM
1st Lt Baldomero Lopez
United States Marine Corps
Platoon Commander
Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines
1st Marine Division, X Corps
Posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
for actions during the Battle of Inchon, Korea . . . — — Map (db m79044) WM
1st Lt Travis L. Manion
United States Marine Corps
Company Advisor, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team
Regimental Combat Team 6, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Posthumously Awarded the . . . — — Map (db m79042) WM
William Leake Mann
Rear Admiral, Medical Corps
United States Navy
1884 - 1953
First Post Surgeon at Quantico
On the foundation he laid,
the structure of amphibious
medicine was built. — — Map (db m24797) HM
May we never forget to honor and pay tribute to our fellow classmates who paid the ultimate price and sacrificed their lives in Vietnam. Any one of us could have had our name listed, but it was only by God's Grace that we were spared. We hope and . . . — — Map (db m75753) WM
1st Lt Donald R. McGlothlin
United States Marine Corps
Rifle Platoon Commander, Company F,
Battalion Landing Team 2/1
Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Posthumously awarded the Silver . . . — — Map (db m79041) WM
Named in Honor of
1st Lt Frank N. Mitchell
Platoon Leader, A/1/7
Awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously) for action against enemy forces in Korea on 26 November 1950.
While on patrol and suddenly receiving fire at point blank range, 1st . . . — — Map (db m2547) HM WM
On November 10, 1943, the city of new Orleans dedicated the first United States monument of a woman in service uniform: “Molly Marine.” A local recruiter commissioned the statue to help recruit women during World War II. Renowned artist Enrique . . . — — Map (db m73948) HM
Nolan H. Gray Reservoir
Dedicated to the Memory of
Nolan H. Gray
Gunnery Sergeant
U. S. Marine Corps
19 July 1941 – 7 February 1968
Twice Deputy Game Warden, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia.
He was active in all phases of . . . — — Map (db m2744) HM
In command of a small mixed naval force, on 27 April 1805, he seized the harbor fortress of Derna, Tripoli, and raised the American Flag for the first time in the old world. — — Map (db m210948) HM
In honor of the Lieutenants of the United States Marine Corps who have given their lives to their country. Their memory lives on with eternal valor.
Lest we forget.
In memory of those Lieutenants who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their . . . — — Map (db m294431) WM
1941
•First Marine Aircraft Wing organized at Quantico. Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1942
•U.S. General McArthur requested 150,000 jungle camouflage uniforms. The splotchy pattern known as “frogskin” was the first . . . — — Map (db m101146) HM
1st Lt Frederick E. Pokorney, Jr.
United States Marine Corps
Artillery Forward Observer
Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
Task Force Tarawa
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for actions during . . . — — Map (db m79040) WM
This monument is donated by the Quantico Marine Athletes of the Sixties in honor of their teammates who gave their lives in Vietnam
2LT Tyrone S. Pannell Nov. 30, 1965
2Lt John B. Capel May 12, 1966 . . . — — Map (db m2855) WM
Marine Corps
Martial Arts Center of Excellence
One Mind
Any Weapon
Raider Hall is dedicated to all the Marine Raiders who fought and died in WWII, and embodied the physical, mental, and character discipline, which we hope to imbue in . . . — — Map (db m3054) WM
Hospital Corpsman Second Class
David R. Ray, U.S. Navy
Awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously)
for combat operations against the enemy
in the Republic of Vietnam
on 19 March 1969 while serving with Battery D,
Second Battalion, . . . — — Map (db m3056) WM
Platoon Sergeant, Company A
Officer Candidates School
January 1966 - January 1968
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, Operation Meade River, Republic of Vietnam
SSgt Taylor, mortally wounded in combat against the enemy on . . . — — Map (db m79358) HM WM
Named in honor of
Major General
Littleton Waller Tazewell Waller
Who commanded the Marine Battalion on Samar, Philippines in 1901. Originally, this was the site of one of the Evansport Batteries which successfully blockaded the Potomac . . . — — Map (db m5246) HM
William Groom Leftwich, Jr.
Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. Marine Corps
Born Memphis, Tennessee, 28 April 1931
Graduated U. S. Naval Academy 5 June 1953
Killed in Action, Vietnam, 18 November 1970
Remembered for his Leadership, Tactical . . . — — Map (db m2512) WM
Graduated Officer Candidates School and commissioned a Second Lieutenant at Quantico, Virginia in 1942.
Serving in World War II and the Korean Conflict, Colonel Yeckel was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for heroic achievement in . . . — — Map (db m79357) HM WM
