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mess sergeant



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Sylvester James Sr. was a Marine mess sergeant, boxer and, later in life, a self-made business success.

From Washington Times Mar. 30, 2018

I've been a mess sergeant since the day I got married.

From Time Magazine Archive

A cast of thousands supplies quotes: from Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands to an acting mess sergeant from Surrey.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Hello, Johnny, it's good to see you," he said to John H. Hunt, who was his mess sergeant in World War II.

From Time Magazine Archive

McWatt was deeply impressed with Milo, who, to the amusement of Corporal Snark, his mess sergeant, was already buying eggs for seven cents apiece and selling them for five cents.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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