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Word: yeomanly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Scene: Spring of 1939 on the U. S. S. Bushnell off the coast of Colombia. Yeoman striker Kerr interrupts his daily routine long enough to read a dispatch confirming his appointment to the Academy. It was a happy day in Seaman 2/c Kerr's life, for the dispatch was the fulfillment of his motive for joining the Navy...

Author: By Midn E.T. Long, | Title: NAVY SUPPLY CORPS SCHOOL | 4/7/1944 | See Source »

...what the P-51 is to the U.S., the Spitfire IX to Britain. Designed by Alexander Yakovlev, this fast, durable fighter flies at 365 m.p.h., has a range of 425 miles, carries a cannon, two heavy machine guns (light armament by British or U.S. standards, but enough to do yeoman work for the Russians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF RUSSIA: Pokryshkin Wins | 11/22/1943 | See Source »

...then 'tis the Yeoman who must say, "Not here dearie...

Author: By Yeoman RICHARD Brill, | Title: NAVAL TRAININC SCHOOL (Radar) | 11/19/1943 | See Source »

...happy to see Yeoman "Lonely Hearts" Brill...

Author: By Yeoman RICHARD Brill, | Title: NAVAL TRAININC SCHOOL (Radar) | 11/19/1943 | See Source »

...decorating the building and the wives and husbands provided entertainment for the affair. Mrs. Charles Van Voorhis sang several numbers to the accompaniment of planist Ens. Hubert Donaldson; a 12-year-old girl, Elaine Burke, performed tap and acrobatic dancing numbers; and a musical trio was accompanied by 1/c Yeoman Howard Locke. It included Mrs. Ben Hardy, Mrs. Earl Canfield and Mrs. Lee Mills. Ens. Jack Reichart was master of ceremonies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 150 NTS MEN AND WIVES HOLD PARTY | 10/22/1943 | See Source »

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