Camp Gilbert H. Johnson

Camp Gilbert H. Johnson
Montford Point Camp
Jacksonville, North Carolina
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Type Military base
Built 1942
In use 1942 - Present
Controlled by United States Marine Corps
Garrison Recruit training

Camp Gilbert H. Johnson is a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and home to the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools (MCCSSS). This is where various support Military Occupational Specialties such as administration, supply, logistics, finance, 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."

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Mission

Conduct formal resident training for officers and enlisted personnel in the occupational fields of Logistics, Motor Transport, Personnel Administration, Supply, Financial Management School ( Accounting and Disbursing), as well as to conduct Instructional Management and Combat Water Survival Swim training. In addition to training Marines, Camp Johnson also houses the Field Medical Training Battalion. The Field Medical Training Battalion trains Corpsmen and Religious Program Specialists of the Navy. The Commanding Officer of MCCSSS also serves as the Area Commander, Camp Johnson and provides administrative support to various tenant commands.

History

When Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, blacks were, for the first time, permitted to join the Marine Corps. One of the first African Americans to enlist in the United States Marine Corps was Gilbert "Hashmark" Johnson, who became a drill instructor. Between 1942 and 1949, the camp at Montford Point was a recruit depot for black recruits, training 20,000 African Americans during that period.

In 1948, by Executive Order 9981, President Harry S. Truman ordered the military to integrate. In 1974, Montford Point was renamed Camp Gilbert H. Johnson in honor of the late Sergeant Major Gilbert H. "Hashmark" Johnson. A Montford Point drill instructor, he served during World War II and the Korean War. Camp Johnson became the home of the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools.[1]

In 2007, a documentary entitled The Montford Point Marine Project was released, honoring the black Marines who trained at Montford Point.

Other

Camp Johnson is home to The Montford Point Museum. The Museum houses items and pictures of the camp during its years as a boot camp. Outside the gate of Camp Johnson stands a tribute to Marines and Sailors who gave their lives trying to keep the peace in Lebanon. The Beirut Memorial is the site of an annual commemoration of the October 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, when 241 Marines, sailors and soldiers were killed.

This area is also home to a "9/11" memorial, and a Vietnam War memorial. The "9/11" memorial features a beam salvaged from the tower wreckage. The memorial area is well maintained and is used for many ceremonies, from promotions to retirements. The recently built Vietnam Memorial consists of many thick glass panes that are erected from the ground in a circular shape. Each pane of glass is etched with the names of all the service men and women who gave their lives during the Vietnam war. In the center of the memorial is a large water fountain.

Directly across the street is the North Carolina Veterans Cemetery. This cemetery is the resting place to many of Marine veterans. Funerals with "Military Honors" are done on site. Funeral details are provided by the personnel of MCCSSS, Camp Johnson and neighboring units.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Who's Who in Marine Corps History - Sgt Maj Gilbert Johnson, USMC (Deceased)". United States Marine Corps History Division. http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Johnson_GH.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-19. "On 19 April 1974, the Montford Point facility at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was dedicated as Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, Montford Point, Camp Lejeune, in honor of this outstanding Marine." 

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Coordinates: 34°44′09″N 77°24′26″W / 34.7357°N 77.4072°W / 34.7357; -77.4072


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