beachmaster
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beachmaster
Example Sentences
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Vaghi, a lieutenant commander, was a Navy “beachmaster.”
From Washington Post
They have dinner with Small and Mortimer Caplan, a retired tax lawyer who was a beachmaster on D-Day, guiding landing craft ashore.
From Washington Post
The sailors who helped with the program at Little Creek came from Construction Battalion Mobile Unit 202, Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 and Beachmaster Unit 2.
From Seattle Times
The climax of the late Denis Healey's military career was being a beachmaster at Anzio.
From BBC
He was the “beachmaster” in charge of landing British troops at Anzio.
From New York Times
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