Trivia / The Andy Griffith Show S 4 E 32 Gomer Pyle USMC

• Frank Sutton was an actual drill sergeant during World War II, albeit in the Army. (A biography stated he was medically rejected by the Marine Corps.) He served in the South Pacific theater, taking part in 14 assault landings as part of the 293rd Joint Assault Signal Company, and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.