bluejacket

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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

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.

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A U.S. bluejacket staggered through the thick odor and the rude sounds of the old port of Naples.

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The President tapped the bluejacket on the shoulder and asked: "Where did you get all those battle stars, sailor?"

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The sub rushed to the side just in time to see the outstretched arms of a bluejacket emerging from the following wave of the swiftly moving craft.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)