San Diego, California recent comments:

Yea no respect for us guys who busted our. Ass I was there in 1987. Aug. Co 161. They should have saved a building and made it into some kind of hotel I would have loved to bring my daughter my son and wife to show them how strong our miltary was. No respect these state officials and developers. Blood sweat tears and sacarifices us men and woman made. And it comes down to greed. They paved over memories for the mighty dollar. And the next president if it's that woman will destroy even more of the history and pride of our military.

Camp Elliott extended much farther west than indicated on this map. It went all the way out to what used to be called El Camino Real or the Pacific Coast Highway. It covered much of the land now occupied by the University of California, San Diego. A small monument remains on the university. I remember seeing the Marines in training there as we drove along Miramar Road, years ago.

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Did you remember a marine sergeant named Louis Trocquet?

Pls contact me re Carlson's 2nd Raider Battalion training grounds at Jacques Farm. Also, your source for TADCEN Camp Elliot map which appears to be from a larger book. Thank you! TalismanFan, cdeansd@gmail.com

polluted sinkhole now thanks to the former gas station across the street.

Company 103 June 1975

Company 164 of 1972. Formed in June for 19 week program. Company commander HT1 Jones. Recruit commander Frederick. Others aboard, Hayes and Grindstaff. Best to all sa fowler

my mum die in this crash i put a flowr on that tree every annual

This is, in fact, the Hall of Nations building.

Regarding time capsule tom.

My sister was there when it was buried. I thought about it when it became kroc middle school. I went to the office and asked about it and they had no clue. They looked at me like i was crazy. I remember my sister saying they buried gym shorts etc.

My name is Kyle Overby. I was in boot camp at camp limits in summer of 1980. I am interested in the person that you mentioned running into after basic named McElroy. I'm interested because I served with a gunners mate,as I was also, named McElroy White. He had served in vietnam on river patrol boats, so the time frame is right. However, if McElroy was your friends last name, please disregard, but thank you for your service.

South Course seems "new" to me. I seem to recall this area used to be full of athletic fields, picnic areas and the like. It was a big, giant park, not a golf course. The North Course will always be THE Admiral Baker Golf Course to me.

I was at Camp Elliot for about a month or so in 1945. It was between boot camp in San Diego and going by troop ship to Pearl Harbor, where I served in the Fleet Post Office. Camp Elliot was WAY out in the sticks but wonderful compared to boot camp. We had to take a bus into town that seemed.to take a long time to get there.

I went to MacDowell in 1973-1974. Had the best teacher. Mrs. Echeverria. Then moved to Virginia Beach where my Navy father continued with F-14 program.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreckels_Theater_Building

Seems this was called Gershwin Elementary 3505 Conrad Ave., San Diego, CA 92117 Does anyone have any further history, photos?