bluejacket

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He, the most famed member of the Rockefeller Institute, Dr. Alexis Carrel, distinguishes himself from the others with a little white headpiece that looks like the hat of a U. S. bluejacket.

From Time Magazine Archive

The President tapped the bluejacket on the shoulder and asked: "Where did you get all those battle stars, sailor?"

From Time Magazine Archive

From a military standpoint this is not long enough to turn out a well-trained soldier or a bluejacket.

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

A resumption of the "scrap" seemed imminent, when a bluejacket, tapping at the ward-room door, announced: "Captain's compliments, sir; they've just hooked it."

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)