7th Marine Regiment - Second Lieutenant Lewis "Chesty" Puller with the first Marine Corps Mascot "Sgt. Maj. Jiggs" 1925. The first mascot of the United States Marines was an English Bulldog named "
National Museum of the Marine Corps - Happy Birthday Chesty! On this date in 1898, Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was born. Puller, a colorful veteran of the Korean War, four World War
![Major General Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller former Marine Corp Commandant July 11, 1965 in Richmond, Virginia. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy Major General Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller former Marine Corp Commandant July 11, 1965 in Richmond, Virginia. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NDFCMX/major-general-lewis-b-chesty-puller-former-marine-corp-commandant-july-11-1965-in-richmond-virginia-ap-photo-2NDFCMX.jpg)