THE FOURTH MARINES TELEPHONE DIRECTORY: Shanghai, China, 1936

This is a facsimile of the telephone directory published the 4th Marine Regiment (the legendary "China Marines") in 1938, during their posting in Shanghai, China just prior to the outbreak of World War II. ---- Included are phone numbers and street addresses for the Commanding Officer & Staff, Regimental Headquarters Company, Service Company, Motor Transport Company, Regimental Hospital, First Battalion, Second Battalion, Brigade Activities, Officers & Married Enlisted Men, U.S. Navy Purchasing & Disbursing Office, Assistant Naval Attache, American Consul, and the U.S. Court for China and Foreign Military Units. In addition, there are emergency numbers for the Shanghai Municipal Police, the International Settlement Ambulance, Fire & Police, and the same for the French Concession. Numerous period advertisements.