corpsman

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Strachan started his career in the Navy as a hospital corpsman but left on a medical discharge after a surgery gone awry.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Ferriero served in the Navy during the Vietnam War as a corpsman, specializing in psychiatric care.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2022

Mr. Ferriero, by the way, also served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War.

From Washington Times • May 3, 2022

Ghost Company’s Maxton “Doc” Soviak, a 22-year-old Navy corpsman, got a call that someone had fainted next to the jersey barrier; he and another medic went to help.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2021

A corpsman with the small circle of his profession on his helmet knelt by my side.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac