Devil Dogs

Marines have several generic nicknames, mildly derogatory when used by outsiders but complimentary when used by Marines themselves. They include “jarhead” (it was said their hats on their unifom made them look like mason jars), “gyrene” (perhaps a combination of “G.I.” and “Marine”), “leatherneck,” referring to the leather collar that was a part of the Marine uniform during the Revolutionary War period, and “Devil Dog” (German: Teufelhunden) after the Battle of Belleau Wood.