bluejacket

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Seyfried St. Louis � For Seaman Carl Fowler, the bluejacket on watch on the destroyer U.S.S.

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

Behind her, one catches a glimpse of the entire U. S. Navy, but especially of one roustabout bluejacket to whom Actor George O'Brien has given his first name and a good characterization.

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

There was on each man's countenance that curious blend of solemnity and ecstatic anticipation only to be read in the face of a bluejacket or marine about to start on long leave.

From The Long Trick by Bartimeus