a common bond: patriotism and history · iwo jima. mt. surabachi. 6 th marine division 1944....
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A COMMON BOND:PATRIOTISM AND HISTORY
CAMP PENDLETON AT 75A Presentation for the
Sons of the American Revolution San Diego Chapter
May 20, 2017
MULTIPLE TRACKS
The Land The Marines
CAMP PENDLETON = MARINES
CAMP PENDLETON: A DIVERSE HISTORY
UNLIKE SO MUCH OFSURROUNDING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
GASPAR DE PORTOLAJULY 1769
Santa Margarita RiverJuly 20
1st Christian BaptismJuly 22
MISSION SAN LUIS REY1798
MEXICO BECOMES INDEPENDENT
1833Secularize Missions
1821
THE BROTHERS PICO
Andres Pio
133,000 acres
DON JUAN FORSTER
DON JUAN’S RANCH
DON JUAN’S RANCH HOUSE
1882: Flood- O’Neill Partnership
James C. Flood Richard O’Neill
DON JUAN’S RANCH HOUSE
FLOOD’S NOB HILL HOME
1882: Flood- O’Neill Partnership
James C. Flood Richard O’NeillJames L. Flood (James Jr.) Jerome O’Neill
WHAT TO DO WITH THE RANCH?
AMPIBIOUS TRAINING BASE
FIRST TO FIGHT
TAIL-END CHARLIE
LT. ARCHIBALD GILLESPIE
BATTLE OF SAN PASQUALDECEMBER 6-7 1846
CAMP THOMAS – NORTH ISLAND1911
PANAMA EXPOSISTIONBALBOA PARK 1915
COL. JOSEPH H. PENDLETON
CAMP HOWARD– NORTH ISLAND1914
MARINE BARRACKS BALBOA PARK1915
INEXPENSIVE ENTERTAINMENT
MARINES ON PARADE
THE VISIONARY
MARINE BARRACKS SAN DIEGO
MARINE AUTOMATIC GUNS
CG FMF SAN DIEGO
Major General Clifton B. Vogel
SEARCH FOR TRAINING AREAS
50 MILES
FROM RANCHO TO ARMORED TRAINING BASE
STEEP HILLS AND CANYONS
PEARL HARBOR
DECEMBER 7, 1941
17 MILES OF BEACH FRONT
MARINES PURCHASE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA y LAS FLORES
April 1942125,000 acres
$4,2100,000 ($34/acre)
MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH H.PENDLETON
(1861-1942)
RANCH HOUSE CIRCA 1942
WHAT COST TO HISTORY?
PRESERVE RANCH TRADITIONS
FDR AT CAMP PENDLETON
JAPANESE SUBS SHELL COAST
OUT OF HARM’S WAY
Main Gate
Mainside
DRESSED RIGHT & COVERED DOWN
DEFENSIVE CONSTRUCTION
9TH MARINES ARRIVING
9th MARINE REGIMENT
Bougainville, Guam, Iwo Jima
4TH MARINE DIVISION1943
Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima
5TH MARINE DIVISION1943
Iwo Jima
MT. SURABACHI
6TH MARINE DIVISION1944
Okinawa
1ST MARINE DIVISION1947
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS
CAMP PENDLETON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
• 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation
• Dedicated to helping the Marine Corps preserve and tell the history of Camp Pendleton
• Always looking for a few good men and women•Sponsors•Dues paying members•Volunteers
• www.camppendletonhistoricalsociety.org
GENERAL PENDLETON’S WAR TROPHY
MAJOR GENERAL PENDLETON’S FLAG
QUESTIONS?
