Do you have cruise books and graduation books?
Do you have cruise books? If so, can I get a copy?
Answer
Yes, we do! We have Cruise Books, Graduation Books, Women Marines Graduation Books, TBS Graduation Books, and Commemorative Books for the Marine Corps Aviation Units, Marine Corps Ground Units and Reserve Officer Course. The collection we have was donated, so we cannot guarantee we will have the graduation or cruise book you are looking for.
An inventory of the cruise books we have can be found here. We do frequently receive donations, so please check back as the list could be updated.
What to know:
- We do not provide copies/scans of entire cruise or graduation books.
- If you would like copies of the pages you are on, we are happy to scan up to 7 pages and email them to you.
- We do not give or sell copies of graduation or cruise books.
Information you will need:
- For Graduation books from Parris Island and San Diego, you need to know the Year Graduated, the battalion, and the platoon number. For example, 1951, 1st Battalion, Platoon 231.
- For Women Marines Graduation Books you need to know the Location, Year Graduated, Training Unit, and Class/Platoon. For example, MCRD Parris Island, 1960, WRTB, Platoon 2A.
- If it is a TBS Graduation book you are looking for, you will need the year graduated and class. For example, 1955, 3rd Basic, A, B.
- For Cruise books you need the Ship Name, Year, and Deployment. For example, USS AJAX (AR-6), 1985, WESTPAC 85.
- For Commemorative Books for the Marine Corps Aviation Units, you need to know Command/Squadron, Units, Year, and possibly deployment. For example, 2nd MAW/MCAS Cherry Point, MAG-11, 1951 or 3rd MAW, 2004, Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- For USMC Ground Unit Cruise Books, you need Unit, Component Elements, Year, Deployment. For example: 1st Marine Division, 8/8/90 - 2/28/21, Desert Shield/Desert Storm or 3rd Marine Division, G-5 Civil Affairs/PSYOPS, 1969, 3rd MarDiv Civic Action Dan Su Vu Viet Nam.
- For Reserve Officer Course Graduation books, you will need Year Graduated and Class. For example, 1941, ROC 4-41.
If you need additional information, please email the Reference department at mcu_grc_reference at usmcu.edu.