Cannoneer is a term for an
artillery gunner, first recorded in the 16th century. Current titles for a soldier in the United States Army is a 13B (thirteen bravo) M.O.S. (military occupational specialty code), a "cannon crewmember," or shortened to "cannoneer." These "artillery-men" support infantry units in training and in battlefield are an integral part of combat operations ranging from urban to jungle terrains. An artillery
Private is known as a
Kanonier in
German and
Polish, a
Kanonnier in
Dutch, and a Канонир in
Russian; today, these would likely be rendered in
English as "cannon."