page_title: United States Marine Corps History Division
hierarchical_section_title: United States Marine Corps History Division
caption_attribution_description: English: An eagle clutches a fouled anchor surrounded by 13 six-point stars, the progenitor to the United States Marine Corps's Eagle, Globe, and Anchor insignia. It can be found today on uniform buttons
context_page_description: The United States Marine Corps History Division is a branch of Headquarters Marine Corps tasked with researching, writing, and maintaining the History of the United States Marine Corps. It also provides reference and research assistance; preserves personal experiences and observations through oral history interviews; and deploys field historians to record history in the making. It is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
context_section_description: The United States Marine Corps History Division is a branch of Headquarters Marine Corps tasked with researching, writing, and maintaining the History of the United States Marine Corps. It also provides reference and research assistance; preserves personal experiences and observations through oral history interviews; and deploys field historians to record history in the making. It is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
caption: The progenitor to the modern Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, this insignia was first used by Marines in 1804.[1] Seen today on uniform buttons, it also serves as the History Division's unofficial logo.
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