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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (often abbreviated as MCRD PI) is an 8,095-acre (32.76 km 2) military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Beaufort, the community that is typically associated with the installation.
In 1915, the Norfolk depot was shifted to its current location at Parris Island, while the Philadelphia and Puget Sound depots were closed and merged with the two remaining depots. As the United States entered World War I, the number of recruits being trained surged from 835 at any given time to a peak of 13,286, while follow-on training was ...
Female Marines have trained on Parris Island since February 23, 1949, when the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion was activated. On May 1, 1954, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion was redesigned as Woman Recruit Training Battalion and remained under this designation until 1976 when it was redesigned as Woman Recruit Training Command.
Touring Parris Island brought back many great memories for Valle, 40, who had wanted to be a Marine ever since was in middle school. The Fourth Battalion, she said, is where she became an adult ...
“We make Marines in Beaufort, and we have since 1915. We are proud of that tradition, of our contribution to our country and, in return, of the economic impact it has on our community.”
Parris Island Drydock and Commanding Generals House is a historic home and drydock and national historic district located at Parris Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The district encompasses one contributing building and two contributing structures at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. The drydock was constructed in the early ...
The Parris Island Museum is located at Building 111, Panama Street, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States.The museum consists of a 10,000-square-foot (930 m 2) facility and includes exhibits of the history of the United States Marine Corps as well as the history of the Port Royal region.
McKeon led the platoon toward a swampy tidal creek on Parris Island, near the Marine Corps recruit depot, and conducted an exercise in the creek. McKeon entered the water first. According to trial transcripts, the recruits broke formation as they entered the creek and were joking and fooling around in the water near the swamps adjacent to the ...