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A Brief History of Camp Pendleton Established during World War II, Camp Pendleton was built to train Marines for the Pacific Theater. The land, formerly Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores ...
W hen World War II Marine Corps hero Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who was based at Camp Pendleton, received the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military award in 1942, he was said to have ...