mess sergeant
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Sylvester James Sr. was a Marine mess sergeant, boxer and, later in life, a self-made business success.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
"Hello, Johnny, it's good to see you," he said to John H. Hunt, who was his mess sergeant in World War II.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the voice of Marty Snyder, General Eisenhower's World War II mess sergeant, brayed through the hall: "Who are we going to elect in 1956?"
From Time Magazine Archive
He acted as company commander, mess sergeant, guide, gun bearer, nurse.
From Time Magazine Archive
McWatt was deeply impressed with Milo, who, to the amusement of Corporal Snark, his mess sergeant, was already buying eggs for seven cents apiece and selling them for five cents.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
