the eagle globe and anchor was adopted in 1859.
the eagle globe and anchor was adopted in 1859.
when was the eagle globe and anchor adopted?
1859
the eagle, globe, and anchor is the official emblem and insignia of the united states marine corps. it is commonly referred to as an ega, although this verbiage is officially discouraged by the u.s. marine corps. the current emblem traces its roots in the designs and ornaments of the early continental marines as well as the united kingdom's royal marines. the present emblem, adopted in 1955, differs from the emblem of 1868 only by a change in the eagle. before that time many devices, ornaments, ribbons, and distinguishing marks followed one another as official badges of the corps.









































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eagle, globe, and anchor
with the war over the seabees ended up with the most unique standing any u.s. military component has with the u.s. marine corps. seabee historian william bradford huie wrote "that the two have a camaraderie unknown else-wheres in the united states military". it should be added that even though they are "navy" the seabees adopted usmc fatigues with a seabee insignia in place of the ega. during wwii a number of cbs adapted usmc insignia for their units, these included cbs 5, 18, 19, 25, 31, 53, 71, 117 and the 6th brigade. the insignia each modified were the seahorse(5th marine rgt), corps castle (2nd engineer bn), the eagle, globe and anchor, a divisional shield (3rd marine div.), a spearhead (5th marine div.), the eagle globe and anchor, a divisional shield (3rd marine div.), the usmc bulldog, and an alligator with three stars (v amphibious corps).
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