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

"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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Though Gere at times slips into self-conscious mannerisms, he makes his character, a mess sergeant from Arizona, an appealing innocent abroad.

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