third class

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But on Thursday, officials announced that they had used advanced forensic technology to identify one of them as David Walker, a 19-year-old mess attendant third class from Norfolk, Va.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

“Some people had it ranked as the third class in the country and I think it’s showing,” Oats said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

He says balancing school and work saw him score a third class honours in law.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022

Discharged as a petty officer third class in 1946, he enrolled at Washington and Lee University, where he received a degree in engineering.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2021

During the summer of 1935, John cadged a small grant from the Macy Foundation to travel third class to Berkeley, and presented himself and his mice at the Rad Lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik