Lieutenant General Lewis ‘Chesty’ Puller has attained a status not farfrom ‘legend’ in the Marine Corps. From his time as an enlisted man tohis last days in the Corps before retiring as the five-time recipient of theNavy Cross, Puller put his heart and soul into his work as a Marine. - Lieutenant General Lewis ‘Chesty’ Puller has attained a status not far from ‘legend’ in the Marine Corps. From his time as an enlisted man to his last days in the Corps before retiring as the five-time recipient of the Navy Cross, Puller put his heart and soul into his work as a Marine.