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"A platoon of Negro 'boot recruits' listen to their drill instructor [Sgt. Gilbert Hubert Johnson] whose job it is to turn them into finished Marines. Montford Point Camp, NC." |
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"Judo instruction is one of the high sports in the life of the latest addition to the Leatherneck Marines here. An instructor shows a recruit how to make the enemy's bayonet useless. Cpl. Arvin Lou Ghazlo, USMC, giving judo instructions to Pvt. Ernest C. Jones, USMCR. Montford Point Camp, NC." |
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"A trio of recruits in training to take their places as fighting Leathernecks in the U.S. Marine Corps, run the rugged obstacle course at Camp Lejeune, NC [Montford Point Camp]. The Marine recruits have been shown such excellent results in their aptitudes and leadership capacities that an expanded Navy recruiting program is now underway." |
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"Two recruits in a light tank during training in mechanized warfare at Montford Point Camp, NC." |
