Don was an army drill instructor during World War II and an expert in the manual of arms.” Of course no one would guess. Knotts made a living playing nervous cowards who shook in their boots at ...

BOWMAN: In talking with these veterans, I realized the Army now has more experienced drill sergeants than at any time, perhaps since World War II. Nye and others know what combat is all about.

I heard that Don Knotts was the most feared drill instructor on Parris Island during World War II. Origins: Positing improbable military backgrounds for popular entertainment figures is a ...

Clinton Helms spent more than 20 years teaching in the U.S. Army and the Army reserve. Teaching recruits how to stand at attention, do close order drill and obey on command when he barked an order ...

A drill sergeant ... yourself.” The Army first formalized its marksmanship training with the industrialization of military breech-loading rifles in the 1840s. By World War II, the U.S. and ...