Marine Corps League
Dekalb County Marines #847
MCL Detachment #847 — Genoa, IL. A detachment since 1966 — Genoa, IL.
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #847
- Genoa, IL
- 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM
Dekalb County Marines #847, the Marine Corps League Detachment 847 — Genoa, IL. The detachment dates to 1966, 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.
Over the years the detachment has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The members keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
Meetings are 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM, at the hall — Genoa. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the detachment might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Genoa, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 847 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Genoa, IL.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Genoa, IL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Genoa, IL.
60
Years on the calendar — Genoa
Charter story set in 1966
80 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
23
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Dekalb County Marines #847. The public directory lists it as 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM. Confirm 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 — Genoa, IL. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 847. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Dekalb County Marines #847. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Genoa, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Genoa
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 847 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 — Genoa.
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 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Genoa, IL.
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 Detachment 847 — Genoa, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Genoa, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Genoa, IL. Dekalb County Marines #847. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
This organization hasn't been claimed yet, so there is no contact information.