bluejacket
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The President tapped the bluejacket on the shoulder and asked: "Where did you get all those battle stars, sailor?"
From Time Magazine Archive
From a military standpoint this is not long enough to turn out a well-trained soldier or a bluejacket.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Isn't war awful, sir?" a bluejacket on the Tuscaloosa asked Captain Daehne as they watched the Columbus blaze.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cumbersome, inefficient bookkeeping will be replaced by a simple pay-record card to be carried by the bluejacket wherever he goes.
From Time Magazine Archive
But it takes a lot to make a bluejacket lose his hunger.
From Some Naval Yarns by Mordaunt Hall
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