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

From a military standpoint this is not long enough to turn out a well-trained soldier or a bluejacket.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

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