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Sergeant Major Jiggs

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The first Marine Corps bulldog, Sgt. Maj. Jiggs, lent his celebrity to Marine Corps aviation.

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Sergeant Major Jiggs was the first bulldog to “serve” in the Marine Corps as the mascot. The bulldog became an important Marine Corps symbol during World War I.

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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (NASM 83-7531).

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NASM 83-7531
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