Montford Point Marines l Photos
- Written by: Steven Hoarn (Associate Editor) on January 13, 2012
- Categories: History, Marine Corps, Naval
- Tags: Military History, US Marine Corps, World War II: 70 Years
Before 1942 no African-Americans had been officially accepted into the Marine Corps. This changed with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidential directive that gave African-Americans a chance to volunteer for the …
