corpsmann.
/ˈkɔːmən/ U.S.
An enlisted medical auxiliary in the U.S. Navy or Army; = hospital corpsman n. at hospital n. Compounds 2.
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corpsman1941
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1941 Acts 77th U.S. Congr. 7 Apr.–6 May Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia: Extension of seawall, bulkhead, and fill, $85,000; barracks and accessories for corpsmen, $200,000.
1959 C. Ogburn Marauders (1960) vii. 209 Medical corpsmen..threaded their way back down the half-running column to bind up wounds.
1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 4/1 The Americans dived for cover. ‘Corpsman, corpsman... We've got wounded here!’
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