bluejacket
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Cumbersome, inefficient bookkeeping will be replaced by a simple pay-record card to be carried by the bluejacket wherever he goes.
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A U.S. bluejacket staggered through the thick odor and the rude sounds of the old port of Naples.
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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.
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The President tapped the bluejacket on the shoulder and asked: "Where did you get all those battle stars, sailor?"
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"Nasty one for somebody," says a bluejacket as he wipes the perspiration from his face and bare chest.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by Parrott, James Edward