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In what year was the rank of Gunnery Sergeant established in the Marine Corps?
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∙ 13y ago
The Marine Gunnery Sergeant rank was adopted in 1898, according to http://www20.brinkster.com/gunnyg/gyhistory.html
Some consider it to have been Archibald Sommers who was the first Sergeant Major in the Marine Corp and received that rank on 1 January 1801. The first to hold the billet of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was Wilbur Bestwick from 23 May 1957 until 31 August 1959.
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∙ 16y ago•Served in the Marine Corps in the 1930's but became redundant when PFC was established in 1917. Fell out of usage prior to World War II. Permanently reestablished in the sweeping rank restructuring in 1958.
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