Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Pennsylvania
MCL Department — PA. Service and a meeting hall — PA.
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Units
| All Divisions #281 | Detachment 281 · Philadelphia, PA |
| Bethlehem #284 | Detachment 284 · Whithall, PA |
| Cpl Brandon Hardy Chester County #286 | Detachment 286 · Downingtown, PA |
| Conemaugh Valley #287 | Detachment 287 · Johnstown, PA |
| Tun Tavern Delaware County #288 | Detachment 288 · Upland, PA |
| Sgt William L Dixon #289 | Detachment 289 · Dubois, PA |
| Hugh B Eastburn III #290 | Detachment 290 · Levittown, PA |
| Dutch Helwig #291 | Detachment 291 · Philadelphia, PA |
| Lake Erie Marines #293 | Detachment 293 · Erie, PA |
| Lancaster County #294 | Detachment 294 · Columbia, PA |
| Landis-McCleaf #295 | Detachment 295 · Chambersburg, PA |
| Lehigh Valley #296 | Detachment 296 · Emmaus, PA |
| Northampton County #298 | Detachment 298 · Easton, PA |
| Patrick Wm Milano #299 | Detachment 299 · New Cumberland, PA |
| GySgt Ronald E. Baum #301 | Detachment 301 · Altoona, PA |
| Nittany Leathernecks #302 | Detachment 302 · Bellefonte, PA |
| Northeastern #304 | Detachment 304 · Scranton, PA |
| Penndelphia #306 | Detachment 306 · Philadelphia, PA |
| Susquehanna Valley #308 | Detachment 308 · Montandon, PA |
| Three Rivers Leatherneck #310 | Detachment 310 · Pittsburgh, PA |
| Valley Forge #312 | Detachment 312 · Bridgeport, PA |
| Williamsport #388 | Detachment 388 · Williamsport, PA |
| General J H Pendleton #389 | Detachment 389 · Warren, PA |
| Black Sheep #412 | Detachment 412 · Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| Anthracite #428 | Detachment 428 · West Hazleton, PA |
| Coal Cracker #432 | Detachment 432 · St. Clair, PA |
| Penn York #445 | Detachment 445 · Towanda, PA |
| George Pron/Paul Seton #450 | Detachment 450 · Trappe, PA |
| Russel M Butterweck #465 | Detachment 465 · Sinking Spring, PA |
| First Capitol #521 | Detachment 521 · York, PA |
| Deer Xing #522 | Detachment 522 · Ralston, PA |
| Lewis B Puller Jr #524 | Detachment 524 · Boiling Springs, PA |
| Lebanon County #525 | Detachment 525 · Lebanon, PA |
| Tri-Boro #568 | Detachment 568 · Red Hill, PA |
| Schuykill-Carbon #626 | Detachment 626 · Legion Lehighton, PA |
| Central Bucks #636 | Detachment 636 · Doylestown, PA |
| Somerset Area #660 | Detachment 660 · Somerset, PA |
| Bedford #675 | Detachment 675 · Bedford, PA |
| Juniata Area #687 | Detachment 687 · Mifflintown, PA |
| Gettysburg Battlefield #705 | Detachment 705 · Gettysburg, PA |
| South Hills Pittsburgh #726 | Detachment 726 · Bethel Park, PA |
| Rolling Rock #738 | Detachment 738 · Latrobe, PA |
| General Smedley D Butler #741 | Detachment 741 · Broomall, PA |
| Bantam Marines #743 | Detachment 743 · Butler, PA |
| Bob Smith #784 | Detachment 784 · Hummelstown, PA |
| New Castle Marines #788 | Detachment 788 · New Castle, PA |
| Forbes Trail #797 | Detachment 797 · Monroeville, PA |
| Allegheny Valley #827 | Detachment 827 · Springdale, PA |
| Greater Greensburg #834 | Detachment 834 · Irwin, PA |
| Black Diamond #846 | Detachment 846 · Shamokin, PA |
| Bucktail #856 | Detachment 856 · Renovo, PA |
| Endless Mountains #880 | Detachment 880 · Hallstead, PA |
| Ohio Valley #882 | Detachment 882 · Sewickley, PA |
| Upper Darby #884 | Detachment 884 · Secane, PA |
| Tri-State Gung Ho #909 | Detachment 909 · Milford, PA |
| Keystone Headquarters #998 | Detachment 998 · Harrisburg, PA |
| MGySgt John W. Zaengle #1023 | Detachment 1023 · Glenside, PA |
| White Haven #1039 | Detachment 1039 · White Haven, PA |
| Standing Stone #1117 | Detachment 1117 · Huntingdon, PA |
| Washington County #1138 | Detachment 1138 · Washington, PA |
| Patriot #1230 | Detachment 1230 · Richboro, PA |
| Leatherneck Square #1386 | Detachment 1386 · Dillsburg, PA |
| Stuart Tank #1400 | Detachment 1400 · Berwick, PA |
| Westmoreland County #1416 | Detachment 1416 · Lower Burrell, PA |
MCL Department of Pennsylvania, the Marine Corps League Department — PA. The detachment dates to 1947, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the members hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The regular meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the members stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — PA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — PA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — PA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Department sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — PA.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCL Department of Pennsylvania. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — PA.
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Years on the calendar — PA
Charter story set in 1947
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
31
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of Pennsylvania, written here as the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The members read the names they have been given — PA. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — PA. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Department. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
MCL Department of Pennsylvania. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the detachment already knows. The members voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — PA
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Department set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — PA.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the detachment looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — PA.
Officers
Officers
Commandant
Senior Vice Commandant
Adjutant
Paymaster
Chaplain
Sergeant at Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Department — PA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — PA. MCL Department of Pennsylvania. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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