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Jiggs II, also known as Silent White Richard, was the second of a number of English Bulldogs to serve as mascots of the United States Marine Corps. He succeeded the original mascot, Jiggs, following t
Jiggs II pictured in 1928
Jiggs II (foreground right) pictured with Smedley Butler, Bill, and Sergeant Thunder, in 1930.
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is an 8,095-acre military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately 5 miles south of Beaufort, the community that is typically asso
Jiggs II
…He was named by the show "Honorary Champion". During his career Jiggs II was posted to Marine Barracks Washington, Marine Corps Base Quantico, and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Notionally enlisted as a private, he was advanced to sergeant major in 1937. He briefly served alongside Private Pagett (registered in pedigree under…
Yellow footprints outside of the Receiving Building, where prospective Marines receive their first taste of military life
Marine recruits learning basic marksmanship on the Chosin Range
A senior drill instructor inspects his platoon shortly before lights out.
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