22 June 1954: President Eisenhower authorized the first use
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22 June 1954: President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the
first use of the first official Marine Corps Seal. The seal had been designed
at the request of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen Lemuel C. Shepherd,
Jr.
Semper Fi
According to a history account on the USMC Museum website
found here: http://www.usmcmuseum.com/Museum_LoreCorps.asp
“The origins of the eagle, globe, and anchor insignia worn by Marines can be
traced to those ornaments worn by early Continental Marines as well as to the
British Royal Marines.
"In 1776, Marines wore a device depicting a fouled anchor.
Changes were made to that device in 1798, 1821, and 1824. An eagle was added in
1834. The current insignia dates to 1868 when Brigadier General Commandant
Jacob Zeilin convened a board “to decide and report upon the various devices of
cap ornaments of the Marine Corps.” A new insignia was recommended and approved
by the Commandant. On 19 November 1868, the new insignia was accepted by the
Secretary of the Navy.
"The new emblem featured a globe showing the western
hemisphere intersected by a fouled anchor and surmounted by an eagle. Atop the
device, a ribbon was inscribed with the Latin motto “Semper Fidelis.” The globe
signified the service of the United States Marines throughout the world. The
anchor was indicative of the amphibious nature of the Marine Corps. The eagle,
symbolizing a proud nation, was not the American bald eagle, but rather a
crested eagle, a species found throughout the world.
"On 22 June 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an
Executive Order which approved the design of an official seal for the United
States Marine Corps. Designed at the request of General Lemuel C. Shepherd,
Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, the seal replaced the crested eagle with
the American bald eagle, its wings proudly displayed. With the approval of this
seal by the President of the United States in 1955, the emblem centered on the
seal was adopted as the official Marine Corps emblem.
"The eagle, globe, and anchor insignia is a testament to the
training of the individual Marine, to the history and traditions of the Marine
Corps, and to the values upheld by the Corps. It represents “those intangible
possessions that cannot be issued: pride, honor, integrity, and being able to
carry on the traditions for generations of warriors past.” Said retired
Sergeant Major David W. Sommers, “the emblem of the Corps is the common thread
that binds all Marines together, officer and enlisted, past and present…The
eagle, globe and anchor tells the world who we are, what we stand for, and what
we are capable of, in a single glance.”"Read more here: http://www.usmcmuseum.com/Museum_LoreCorps.asp
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