Who served as the First Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959?

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Who served as the First Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959?

The position of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is the senior enlisted adviser to the Commandant, created in 1957 to provide a single voice on enlisted matters. The person who first held this post served from 1957 through 1959, making Wilbur Bestwick the correct match for the years in question. He established the role and carried the responsibilities of guiding enlisted Marines at the highest level during that period. The other names come from different times: Archibald Henderson was a 19th‑century Commandant, not the senior enlisted adviser; John Quick served in an earlier era (before the 1957 formalization); and Louis B. Wilson served later, in the mid-1960s.

The position of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is the senior enlisted adviser to the Commandant, created in 1957 to provide a single voice on enlisted matters. The person who first held this post served from 1957 through 1959, making Wilbur Bestwick the correct match for the years in question. He established the role and carried the responsibilities of guiding enlisted Marines at the highest level during that period.

The other names come from different times: Archibald Henderson was a 19th‑century Commandant, not the senior enlisted adviser; John Quick served in an earlier era (before the 1957 formalization); and Louis B. Wilson served later, in the mid-1960s.

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