United States Marine Corps History Division

United States Marine Corps History Division
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.
Active8 September 1919
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Marine Corps
TypeHistorical
HQMarine Corps Base Quantico
Commanders
DirectorDr. Edward T. Nevgloski[2]

The United States Marine Corps History Division is an arm of the 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.

  1. ^ Smith, Charles Richard; Charles H. Waterhouse (1975). A Pictorial History: the Marines in the Revolution (PDF). United States Marine Corps Historical Division. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Staff Directorate". Marine Corps History Division. Retrieved 2 February 2010.