bluejacket

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Behind her, one catches a glimpse of the entire U. S. Navy, but especially of one roustabout bluejacket to whom Actor George O'Brien has given his first name and a good characterization.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among them: Colonel Smith, his crew chief Staff Sergeant Christopher Domitrovich, and Albert Perna, a Navy bluejacket who had hitchhiked a ride from New Bedford.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bluejacket wondered what was wrong, why he had been called to the "nut factory."

From Time Magazine Archive

The U.S. bluejacket who spoke could make allowances for human curiosity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let me tell you how a bluejacket nobly gave his life for another as the ship was sinking.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward