signalman

Example Sentences

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His father was a railway signalman and his mother came from a mining family.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Jacobs was 17 when he joined the Navy in November 1944, after D-Day, and became a Navy signalman.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

The first lady was one of those kids; she’s the daughter of a Navy signalman.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

He worked there for two years as a signalman, setting up and maintaining communications and computer infrastructure.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2023

And not a signalman on board to tell the ship we are in trouble!” the officer muttered to himself.

From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Patchin, Frank Gee