Actor Jim Nabors, who starred in CBS's "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C," was pinned with the lance corporal insignia, a PFC stripe with crossed rifles, by Gen. James Jones, commandant of the Marine Corps.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones pins the lance corporal insignia on the lapel of actor Jim Nabors during a spoof promotion ceremony on Aug. 9, 2001, at Camp Smith in Honolulu. The light ...

In January 2024, he was promoted to Lance Corporal. He wears two medals on his uniform: the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Chesty XVI is the 16th ...