bluejacket
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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
A U.S. bluejacket staggered through the thick odor and the rude sounds of the old port of Naples.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
The bluejacket stood out on the sparring of the bridge and signalled with his hand-flags.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone
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