infantryman

Example Sentences

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When I was an infantryman in the U.S.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2025

He fled agricultural service in Kilmarnock as a teenager to get to Glasgow to enlist as an infantryman before ending up "right in the forefront" of the battle for Monte Cassino.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

Valery Shyrokov, 47, an infantryman and mortar gunner who volunteered in 2022 and served, among other places, in the bloody battle for Bakhmut, uses the word “disappointed,” but his manner suggests something far stronger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024

He also had an infantryman badge with his name and the year he received it on the back.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

A doctor started an IV, while a nurse tried to question the infantryman for his name, rank, and serial number.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge