In 1901, he was promoted to Captain ; and in 1906, at age 30, he graduated with top grades as Sergeant Major at the Military Academy in Lima, directed by the French Military Mission.

He graduated with the rank of Flight Sergeant.

By early 1942, he had become successively a Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant and Acting First Sergeant before being sent to Infantry Officer Candidate School ( OCS ), where he graduated as an 18-year old Second Lieutenant at the head of his class and was selected to remain at The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, as an instructor.

Master Sergeant George Holmes was the last of about 2, 500 men who graduated from enlisted

On December 9, 1862, Sergeant Edwin H. Fay, an unusual Louisianan who held A.B. and M.A. degrees from Harvard University and who before the war was headmaster of a private school for boys in Louisiana, wrote his wife: `` I saw Pemberton and he is the most insignificant puke I ever saw.

* Rotný-Staff Sergeant ( formerly Sikovatel from 1919-20 )

He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres such as Scarface ( 1932 ), Bringing Up Baby ( 1938 ), Only Angels Have Wings ( 1939 ), His Girl Friday ( 1940 ), Sergeant York ( 1941 ), To Have and Have Not ( 1944 ), The Big Sleep ( 1946 ), Red River ( 1948 ), The Thing from Another World ( 1951 ), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ( 1953 ), and Rio Bravo ( 1959 ).

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director in 1942 for Sergeant York, but he received his only Oscar in 1975 as an Honorary Award from the Academy.

His films The Big Sleep, Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, Red River, Scarface, Sergeant York, The Thing from Another World and Twentieth Century were rated " culturally significant " by the United States Library of Congress and inducted into the National Film Registry.

On August 20, 1804, Sergeant Charles Floyd died, apparently from acute appendicitis.

On 22 February 1975, in an ambush in the Lomas de Zamora suburb of Buenos Aires, three policemen ( First Sergeant Nicolás Cardozo, Corporal Roberto Roque Fredes and Constables Eugenio Rodriguez and Abel Pascuzzi ) were killed after their patrol car came under fire from Montoneros guerrillas.

MSC chartered the first two ship classes in the MPS role ( the Corporal Louis J. Hauge, Jr. and Sergeant Matej Kocak classes ) from civilian shipping lines and converted them.

The current NDF Sergeant Major has been listed as Warrant Officer Class 1 ( WO1 ) Isak Nankela, He took over from Namibian Navy WO1 D. J.

On 29 April 1992, a twenty five year old Captain Valentine Strasser lead a group of seven junior officers in the Sierra Leone army that that included Lieutenant Sahr Sandy, Sergeant Solomon Musa, Lieutenant Tom Nyuma, Captain Julius Maada Bio and Captain Komba Mondeh came all the way from their military baracks in Kailahun District and launched a military coup in Freetown, which sent president Momoh into exile in Guinea and the young soldiers established the National Provisional Ruling Council ( NPRC ) with Strasser as its chairman and Head of State of the country.

In an interview published by the Public Broadcasting Service, a Staff Sergeant from the U. S. Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha ( ODA ) 572 described the caves as thus:

To raise the flag, Doorkeepers access the roof of the Capitol from the Senate Sergeant at Arms ' office.

A metaphor for America was Gary Cooper as the real life Sergeant York who went from hillbilly hell-raiser, to pacifist, to a draftee comparing the Bible to the History of the United States and deciding that his marksmanship against the Germans was righteous.

* March 20 – WWII: RAF Flight Sergeant Nicholas Alkemade's bomber is hit over Germany, and he has to bail out without a parachute from a height of over 4, 000 meters.

* August 20 – Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Corps of Discovery, whose purpose is to explore the Louisiana Purchase, suffers its only death when Sergeant Charles Floyd dies, apparently from acute appendicitis.

Sousa served in the U. S. Marine Corps, first from 1868 to 1875 as an apprentice musician, and then as the head of the Marine Band from 1880 to 1892 ; he was a Sergeant Major for most of his second period of Marine service and was a Warrant Officer at the time he resigned.

In this continution of the story, which begins immediately after the ending of the first film, Sergeant Neil Howie is rescued from the burning Wicker Man by a group of police officers from the mainland.

In this engagement, Staff Sergeant Andrzej Ropel, a Polish immigrant who was at the time not a citizen of the United States, and Specialist William Geraci a native of Cleveland, Ohio, who was recently assigned to 1-87 from the Divisions Long Range Surveillance Detachment, ( LRSD ) led the squad under fire to a ridgeline above the " Halfpipe.

Sherman's family came from Ohio to visit his camp near Vicksburg ; his nine-year-old son, Willie, the Little Sergeant, died from typhoid fever contracted during the trip.

His first regular role on television was as Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore in The Army Game from 1957 – 1961.

The site was occupied from October 1880 until May 1882 by a small squad of troops led by Senegalese Sergeant Malamine Camara, who prevented the land from falling into Belgian hands.

The opera Leo, the Royal Cadet ( 1889 ) by Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann and George Frederick Cameron includes a character " Battalion Sergeant Major at the Royal Military College of Canada " and song " The Royal Cadet-The Battalion Sergeant Major ".

After his discharge in 1970, Sergeant Wright attended graduate school on the GI Bill, ultimately earning his Ph. D. in history from the College of William and Mary in 1980.

The Australian Federal Police College at Barton has a non-commissioned officer of Sergeant Rank holding the position of College Sergeant.

The College Sergeant carries a black pace stick as a badge of office at ceremonial functions and a swagger stick during normal duties.

The New South Wales Police Force has a Drill Sergeant and a Drill Constable attached to the NSW Police College at Goulburn.

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Wesley Airey was adviser to Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. John P. McConnell and later completed 62 semester hours of study at McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois.

The Porritt Baronetcy, of Hampstead in the County of London, is in the Baronetcy of the United Kingdom and was created on 25 January 1963 for Sir Arthur Porritt, former Governor-General of New Zealand, President of the Royal College of Surgeons and Surgeon Sergeant to Queen Elizabeth II.

During its tour of duty the regiment lost Sergeant Phillip Price in a terrorist attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on the Oxford Street Bus Depot in Belfast, one of a series of terrorist attacks in the city which became known as " Bloody Friday ".

In situations where cover ( or " headdress ", as it is called in the Australian Army ) is not being worn, the salute is given verbally ; the junior party ( or senior member thereof ) will first come to attention, then offer the salute " Good morning / afternoon Your Majesty / Your Royal Highness / Prime Minister / Your Grace / Sir / Ma ' am / Sergeant ", etc., as the case may be.

The Stars and Stripes cartoonist, Sergeant Bill Mauldin, who habitually portrayed front line infantry as exhausted, begrimed footsloggers Willie and Joe came in for special criticism, even prompting Patton to summon Sergeant Mauldin to his headquarters, where Patton unsuccessfully attempted to convince Mauldin into drawing a cleaned-up version of the popular comic strip.

Charlene leaves Chris and goes with Marciano to a police safe house, where Sergeant Drucker ( Mykelti Williamson ) threatens to charge her as an accomplice and send her son to a foster home if she does not betray Chris to the police.

Grampa is a veteran of World War II, where he served as Master Sergeant of the Flying Hellfish unit.

He appeared in Donald Duck's series of army films where he plays Donald's Drill Sergeant and later Sergeant and Jumpmaster.

Jetson ", where he becomes the Sergeant of George's platoon.

* Photos and details of the discovery of the site where York earned the Medal of Honor, Discovered 21 October 2006 by the Sergeant York Discovery Expedition.

The naming is in honor and commemoration of U. S. Army Sergeant First Class Randall Shughart, a Medal of Honor recipient whose courageous actions in combat cost him his life during the Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia, where he fought under Special Operations Command in October of 1993.

The Senior Messenger Sergeant Major and Wardrobe Keeper lives in a house in St James's Palace, where he is responsible for HQ administration, and correspondence.

In the New Zealand Army, an Infantry Platoon is commanded by a 2nd Lieutenant or a Lieutenant with a Platoon Sergeant, a Platoon Signaller and a medic ( where relevant ) comprising the Platoon Headquarters.

Sergeant started his journalism career as a correspondent for the Liverpool Echo where he worked for around three years before joining the BBC as a radio reporter in 1970.

*: In the fifth season episode " Sergeant Gork ", Noriyuki " Pat " Morita portrays Colonel Hiakowa, in a flashback where Fred tells Lamont's fiancee's son, Roger, of his supposed heroism in World War II.

In the movie Aliens, after the death of Sergeant Apone and a concussion suffered by Lieutenant Gorman, Corporal Hicks takes command, where he is referred to as a " grunt ".

The Army Surplus Special makes use of its tank facilities while racing, including its cannon, which can spin around to face forward or back, and the hatch, where Sergeant Blast rides.

According to Sergeant Miller, “ We continued to treat the patients, continued moving ammunition and grenades to where they were needed.

Regina is home to one of Canada's most significant attractions, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) Academy at Depot Division where visitors can view the Sergeant Major's Parade held weekdays and the seasonal Sunset Retreat Ceremonies.

A Sergeant First Class is addressed as " sergeant " except in certain situations ; such as cannon artillery units, where a Sergeant First Class serving as Platoon Sergeant is commonly referred to as " Smoke.

His most notable role to date was in the TV mini-series Band of Brothers where he portrayed Sergeant James H. " Mo " Alley, Jr.

Observers argue this is likely derived from Dik Browne's experience as a courtroom illustrator and illustrator of maps of important World War II battles prior to 1942, plus his experience as an illustrator ( Staff Sergeant ) attached to a US Army Engineer unit where he drew technical diagrams, maps and other documents requiring very clear depictions.

The series focuses on Sergeant Sousuke Sagara's arrival to the Jindai High School where he was assigned to protect the student Kaname Chidori while also acting as a student.