Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton - Camp Pendleton, CA
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N 33° 18.398 W 117° 20.520
11S E 468163 N 3685334
Camp Pendleton take up most of northern San Diego County. Its borders go from the Pacific, to the Inland Empire and from San Clemente to Oceanside.
Waymark Code: WMM6N5
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2014
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps. It is located on the Southern California coast, in San Diego County, and bordered by Oceanside to the south, San Clemente, Cleveland National Forest, Orange and Riverside counties to the north, and Fallbrook to the east.
The base is split into North and South and was established in 1942 to train U.S. Marines for service in World War II. By October 1944, Camp Pendleton was declared a "permanent installation" and by 1946, it became the home of the 1st Marine Division. It was named after Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton (1860–1942), who had long advocated setting up a training base for the Marine Corps on the west coast. Today it is the home to myriad Operating Force units including the I Marine Expeditionary Force and various training commands."
Era: WW II
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General Comments: Not listed
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