Staff Sergeant

Definition: Staff Sergeant

Staff Sergeant

Noun

1. A noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the army or marines or above airman 1st class in the air force.

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Crosswords: Staff Sergeant

Staff Sergeant Ernest Bracey.

Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, USAAF, (center) with members of his flight crew and Chinese officials in China after the 18 April 1942 attack on Japan. Those present are (from left to right): Staff Sergeant Fred A. Braemer, Bombardier; Staff Sergeant Paul J. Leonard, Flight Engineer/Gunner; General Ho, director of the Branch Government of Western Chekiang Province; Lieutenant Richard E. Cole, Copilot; Lt.Col. Doolittle, Pilot and mission commander; Henry H. Shen, bank manager; Lieutenant Henry A. Potter, Navigator; Chao Foo Ki, secretary of the Western Chekiang Province Branch Government. Credit: NAVY.

"Color Guard -- A four-man U.S. Marine color guard from the heavy cruiser Los Angeles participated in opening ceremonies at the Los Angeles Colosseum during the World Series this week. The four Marines were: (from left to right) Private First Class R.D. Ott ..., Staff Sergeant R.L. Scroggin ..., Sergeant R.C. Robinson ... and Private First Class S.M. Green ..." Text quoted from the caption of the original photo, which was released on 8 October 1959. Credit: NAVY.

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A staff sergeant of a bombardment squadron serves as radio operator on a huge YB-17 bomber. He is reporting to his home base at Langley Field, Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Fort Myer, Virginia. Husky six-foot soldiers stand in review at ceremonies at Fort Myer, Virginia, honoring Staff Sergeant Jackson L. Dietz, Jr. and Technical Sergeant Raymond Davidson, for rescuing a comrade from a fire in the company machine shop. Credit: Library of Congress.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Air Service Command. Staff Sergeant J. F. Duff, mechanic with mobile unit. He is married and his wife lives at 2015 East Orleans Street, Philadelphia, Pennslyvania. He formerly worked in a real estate office. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Albanian

rreshter (lancet, sergeant). (various references)

Arabic 

‏رقيب أول (first sergeant, sergeant major). (various references)

Dutch

sergeant-majoor (Chief Petty Officer, Chief Technician, Flight Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Sergeant First Class), sergeant 1e klasse (Sergeant), sergeant (sergeant), eerste sergeant-majoor (Chief Technician, Flight Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Sergeant First Class), eerste sergeant (Sergeant, Technical Sergeant). (various references)

French

sergent-chef. (various references)

German

Stabsunteroffizier (Corporal), Unteroffizier (Corporal, Nco, non commissioned officer, noncom, non-commissioned officer, sergeant), Oberfeldwebel (master sergeant), Feldwebel (sergeant). (various references)

Greek 

επιλοχίασ (martinet, sergeant first class, sergeant major). (various references)

Hungarian

írnok tiszthelyettes, adminisztrációs tiszthelyettes. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

二等軍曹 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

にとうぐ�"そう. (various references)

Pig Latin

affstay ergeantsay

Russian 

старший сержант. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

vodnik (sergeant). (various references)

Spanish

sargento del estado mayor. (various references)

Swedish

furir (Corporal, leading rating, sergeant). (various references)

Turkish

kıdemli başçavuş (sergeant first class). (various references)

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