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The title "gunner" is almost always used in lieu of rank (i.e., "Gunner Maisey" as opposed to "Chief Warrant Officer Maisey"), and the rank insignia worn on the left collar is replaced with a "Bursting Bomb." A larger "Bursting Bomb" insignia is worn ¾" above the rank insignia on both shoulder epaulets when a coat is worn.
A chief warrant officer, CWO2–CWO5, serving in the MOS 0306 "Infantry Weapons Officer" is often referred to as "Marine gunner," which does not replace his rank. A Marine gunner replaces the chief warrant officer insignia on the left collar with a bursting bomb insignia. Other warrant officers are sometimes incorrectly referred to as "gunner".
The rank of gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps was established by the Navy personnel act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1009) reflecting the duties of Marines in ship's detachments. The original insignia was three chevrons point up with three straight "ties" with an insignia of a bursting bomb over a crossed rifle and naval gun.
A U.S. Marine armed with an M16A4 rifle and ITL MARS sight in 2004. A U.S. Marine armed with an M27 IAR affixed with ACOG Squad Day Optic. M16A4 – Select fire. Safe, semi, burst. Originally the basic infantry weapon, [5] mostly being replaced by M27 in infantry battalions. M4/M4A1 – Mostly being replaced by M27 in infantry battalions ...
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 235 (VMFA-235) was a United States Marine Corps squadron that most recently flew F/A-18 Hornets. Known as the "Death Angels", the squadron participated in action during World War II , the Vietnam War , Operation Desert Storm and was decommissioned on 14 June 1996.
Gunner - The gunner maintains and operates the gun, and also provides a view to the VC from atop the vehicle. The gunner is quite visible in the turret of the vehicle, and so he can also be a communicator to any people outside the vehicle. Corpsman - The platoon's corpsman is a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman with additional field medical training ...
John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Similar to the B-25D for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, it differed in having a single .50 in (12.7 mm) machine gun in the tail turret and waist gun positions similar to the B-25H. Often it was fitted with airborne search radar and used in the antisubmarine role. PBJ-1G U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps designation for the B-25G, trials only PBJ-1H