
Camp Lejeune-C-71
N 34° 43.732 W 077° 20.750
18S E 285213 N 3845481
Marker is in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in Onslow County. Marker is on Lejeune Boulevard (North Carolina Route 24) near the Main Gate for Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, on the right when traveling east
Waymark Code: WM7YCE
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2009
Views: 6
Established 1 May 1941 by the U. S. Marine Corps for amphibious training. Named for Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, USMC, 13th Commandant, 1920 - 1929.
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