List of Gomer Pyle – USMC characters
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Gomer Pyle – USMC is an American television situation comedy originally broadcast from 1964 to 1969 on the CBS network. It focused on Gomer Pyle, a naïve but good-hearted private in the United States Marine Corps who served in a non-combat role while stationed stateside. The plots of the episodes often grew out of the contentious relationship between Pyle and his stern NCO Sergeant Carter.
Main characters
Private First Class Gomer Pyle
Portrayed by Jim Nabors
Ribbons of Decoration Worn By PFC Gomer Pyle
USMC Good Conduct
National Defense Service
Private First Class Gomer Pyle is the main character throughout the series. Pyle also wears the USMC Expert Rifle badge.
Gunnery Sergeant Carter
Portrayed by Frank Sutton
Gunnery sergeant Vincent J. Carter is Gomer's stern, yet soft at heart (as shown in "Cold Nose, Warm Heart" (season 3, episode 10)), drill instructor and later, his platoon sergeant. He was born on May 4, 1928, and raised in Wichita, Kansas, in a town not far from Leavenworth. Carter takes his role seriously, as evidenced by the stripes he's earned (and is sometimes obsessed with) over the years. Carter is exasperated by Gomer's ineptitude and refusal to surrender his naïve point of view and would like nothing better than to see Gomer transferred. He is referred to as "Sergeant Carter," although under actual U.S. Marine Corps protocol, he would be addressed as “Gunnery Sergeant Carter" or the informal "Gunny Carter".
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