Camp Gilbert H . Johnson Camp Gilbert H . Johnson is a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and home to the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools ( MCCSSS ) . This is where various support Military Occupational Specialties such as administration , supply , logistics , finance , and motor transport maintenance are trained . Camp Johnson is situated on " Montford Point " , the site of recruit training for the first African Americans to serve in the Marine Corps , known as " Montford Point Marines . " Mission . Conduct formal resident training for officers and enlisted personnel in the occupational fields of Logistics , Motor Transport , Personnel Administration , Supply , Financial Management School ( Accounting and Disbursing ) , as well as to conduct Instructional Management and Combat Water Survival Swim training . In addition to training Marines , Camp Johnson also houses the Field Medical Training Battalion . The Field Medical Training Battalion trains Corpsmen and Religious Program Specialists of the Navy . The Commanding Officer of MCCSSS also serves as the Area Commander , Camp Johnson and provides administrative support to various tenant commands . History . When Franklin D . Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 , blacks were , for the first time , permitted to join the Marine Corps . One of the first African Americans to enlist in the United States Marine Corps was Gilbert " Hashmark " Johnson , who became a drill instructor . Between 1942 and 1949 , the camp at Montford Point was a recruit depot for black recruits , training 20 , 000 African Americans during that period . In 1948 , by Executive Order 9981 , President Harry S . Truman ordered the military to integrate . In 1974 , Montford Point was renamed Camp Gilbert H . Johnson in honor of the late Sergeant Major Gilbert H . " Hashmark " Johnson . A Montford Point drill instructor , he served during World War II and the Korean War . Camp Johnson became the home of the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools . In 2007 , a documentary entitled " The Montford Point Marine Project " was released , honoring the black Marines who trained at Montford Point . Other . Camp Johnson is home to The Montford Point Museum . The Museum houses items and pictures of the camp during its years as a boot camp . Outside the gate of Camp Johnson stands a tribute to Marines , Soldiers and Sailors who gave their lives trying to keep the peace in Lebanon . The Beirut Memorial is the site of an annual commemoration of the October 1983 Beirut barracks bombing , when 241 Marines , sailors and soldiers were killed . This area is also home to a " 9 / 11 " memorial , and a Vietnam War memorial . The " 9 / 11 " memorial features a beam salvaged from the tower wreckage . The memorial area is well maintained and is used for many ceremonies , from promotions to retirements . The recently built Vietnam Memorial consists of many thick glass panes that are erected from the ground in a circular shape . Each pane of glass is etched with the names of all the service men and women who gave their lives during the Vietnam war . In the center of the memorial is a large water fountain . Directly across the street is the North Carolina Veterans Cemetery . This cemetery is the resting place to many of Marine veterans . Funerals with " Military Honors " are done on site . Funeral details are provided by the personnel of MCCSSS , Camp Johnson and neighboring units .