Sgt. Slaughter is the professional
wrestling persona of a former real life military
drill instructor. His main outfit consisted of a
whistle and a
Smokey the Bear looking
hat.
He was once the
World Wrestling Federation (
WWF) Champion.
Sgt. Slaughter was also made into a
G.I. Joe action figure. He was most likely a
Marine Corps drill instructor as his filecard for G.I. Joe said his birthplace was
Parris Island, SC and his first words are
Semper Fi and they called him a
jarhead. I remember one figure only being available only by
mail. You could also buy the Sgt. Slaughter's Triple-T
tank at the store. He was the first
celebrity immortalized by
Hasbro. He voiced his own character and did some promo/intro work for some of the cartoons.
Currently there is a
Sgt. Slaughter Celebrity Golf Invitational, which benefits the
St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Yo Joe!
Byzantine reports that the
Smokey the Bear looking
hat actually is called a
campaign hat. Cool. Thanks!