The Waterhouse Museum was located in Toms River,

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. The museum exhibited art by Colonel Charles Waterhouse, a U. S. Marine veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima during

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.Third Marine Division Association, Inc. ''CALTRAP'', vol. 52, no. 2 (March/April 2008), p. 1, 6 & 10. The works at the museum depicted military scenes from the

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to the present with a focus on the Marine Corps. When the museum closed, the majority of Waterhouse's body of work was gifted to the United States Marine Corps. The Museum included: *Colonel's Studio *Conference Gallery *Foyer Gallery *Illustration Gallery *Main Gallery *Studio Gallery

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USMC Artist Web Site
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