signalman

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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

The work, a field in pastel colours, was sold by Hockney to a railway signalman near Felixstowe in 1957, and kept by his family.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 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

Shortly after this the signalman himself ran in.

From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Stables, Gordon