First Marine Division

First Marine Division was founded aboard USS TEXAS (BB 35) when a directive was read on the ship’s fantail redesignating 1st Marine Brigade on 1 February 1941 while the battleship was flagship for Caribbean amphibious exercises. Renowned for valor in battle from its legendary action at Guadalcanal through the arduous Pacific campaigns of World War II, the First Marine Division established a tradition of courage and tenacity sustained through combat in Korea, Vietnam and subsequent conflicts."Semper Fidelis" This plaque is presented to the Battleship Texas this first day of February 1991 by the First Marine Division Association in honor of her historical participation in the birth of the First Marine Division.