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Marine Corps Mascot Looks Like the Average Drill Instructor 1922

In 1922 A bulldog was inducted into the United States Marine Corps by General Smedley Butler as a result of the Germans of WWI giving the Marines the name "Teufel-Hunden" or Devil Dogs. The dog was promoted to Sgt shortly thereafter and was named Sergeant Jiggs. He was promoted to Sergeant Major. This first of a succession of bulldogs died in 1927 and was buried with full military honors at Quantico, Virginia.
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Titre: Marine Corps Mascot Looks Like the Average Drill Instructor 1922
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In 1922 A bulldog was inducted into the United States Marine Corps by General Smedley Butler as a result of the Germans of WWI giving the Marines the name "Teufel-Hunden" or Devil Dogs. The dog was promoted to Sgt shortly thereafter and was named Sergeant Jiggs. He was promoted to Sergeant Major. This first of a succession of bulldogs died in 1927 and was buried with full military honors at Quantico, Virginia.
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Taille de l'image: 3587 × 4456 px | 45.7 MB
Taille d'impression: 30.4 × 37.7 cm | 1412.2 × 1754.3 in (300 dpi)