Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and is one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the United States. It is located in San Diego County alo
Marines hiking at Camp Pendleton during 2014
Four Marines training at Camp Pendleton in 1943
The main gate of Camp Pendleton in November 1997
Wounded Warrior Chuck Sketch participates in swim practice on Feb. 14, 2012 at Camp Pendleton
Joseph Henry Pendleton
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Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton was a United States Marine Corps general for whom Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is named. Pendleton served in the Marine Corps for over 40 years.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
…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 home to many Operating Force units…
Pendleton in 1917
USMC Officers at Marine Barracks, Washington D.C. in 1896. Then First Lieutenant Pendleton is on the far right.