Parade of Marine Corps Recruits at Parris Island | History of SC Slide Collection

The Parris Island facilities for training Marines also expanded enormously during WWII. Here, new recruits march on the main parade grounds during a 1943 rainstorm.

Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps, Parris Island Museum.

Standards

• 5.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the economic, political, and social effects of World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath (i.e., 1930–1950) on the United States and South Carolina.
  • 5.3.E Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social effects of World War II and its aftermath using primary and secondary sources.
• 8.5.CO Compare South Carolina and U.S. wartime contributions and demobilization after World War II.