Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, 1963-1964

Asmara, Ethiopia

Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rice Vieques, Puerto Rico

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

DEDICATED TO TI333 MEMORY

I OF

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY 24 MAY 1917 - 22 NOVEMBER 1963 THIRTY-FIFTH PRESIDENT OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AND WHEN HE FELL IN WHIRLWIND, HE WENT DOWN AS WHEN A LORDLY CEDAR, GREEN WITH BOUGHS, GOES DOWN WITH A GREAT SHOUT UPON THE HILLS, AND LEAVES A LONESOME PLACE AGAINST THE SKY.

- EDWIN MARKHAM ON THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

MCB SEVEN'S EMBLEM

1N SELECTING AN EMBLEM, MCB SEVEN DEMONSTRATED WHAT I T CONSIDERS I T S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET -- THE MAN.

I N THE WORLD OF MODERN CONSTRUCTION, THE IMPORTANCE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIP-

MENT CANNOT BE IGNORED, IMPORTANT A S T H E Y ARE. HOWEVER. THEY S T I L L EXIST ONLY TO LESSEN MAN'S LABOR.

IT 1s THE MEN OF AN ORGANIZATION -- THE M E N WHO USE T H I S MACHINERY, THE M E N

WHO OPERATE TH ts EQUIPMENT, THE MEN wno SIT BEHIND THE DRAFTING TABLES -- WHO MAKE THEIR ORGANIZATION STAND ABOVE ALL OTHERS* I T I S THESE M E N WHO

G I V E LIFE AND PURPOSE TO ANY ORGANIZATION.

MCB SEVEN USED T H l S THEME I N DESIGNING ITS EMBLEM. I N I T THEY PORTRAY MAN

AS THE MAINSTAY OF THE BATTALION. THE MAN STANDS OUT FROM A L L ELSE.

THE QUALlT I E S AND C A P A B I L I T I ES OF THE MAN 1 NVOLVEO I N AN OPERAT ION CANNOT

BE OVERLOOKED. THE A B I L I T Y OF THE MAN TO DO A JOB, IN PEACE OR I N WAR. DE-

TERM tNES THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF THE MISSION. THE CONSTRUCTION OF

HOUSING, ROADS, OR AIR STRIPS ARE J O E 5 FOR MEN. THE SUPPORT OF FRONT L I N E

DEFENSES ARE JOBS FOR MEN.

WHATEVER TASK ASSIGNED, THE MEN OF SEVEN DID I T -- AND D I D I T WELL. YES,

MCB SEVEN I S PROUD OF HER MEN -- AND JUSTIF IABLY SO.

HISTORY OF

U. S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION SEVEN

U. 5. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTiON B A T T A L I O N SEVEN WAS COMMISSIONED ON AUGUST 22, 195t, W I In I T S F I R S T COMMANDING OFFICER BEING R. F, SMART, LCDR, CEC, USMR, WHO H E L D THE COMMAND

UNTIL BEING REL IEVED I N JUNE 1953.

I N 1 7 5 PRIMARY ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION. M C B SEVEN HAS BEGUN OR F I N I S H E D SUCH PROJECTS

AS AIR STRIPS, HOUSING FACILITIES, GYMNASIUMS, ENLESTED MENI s cLuas, OFFICE BUILDINGS, AND

4 SOIL S T A B l L i Z A T l O N CONTROL PROJECTS. FROM OCTOBER 1957 U N T I L AUGUST 1954, M C B SEVEN S E T A RECORD BY REMAINING DEPLOYED T O THREE I S O L A T E D I S L A N D S IN T H E W E S T INDIES, COMPLETCNG

SINGLE-HANDEDLY THE LARGEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNDERTAKEN B Y A P E A C E T t M E A T L A N T I C

FLEET CONSTRUCTION BATTALION. A L W A Y S BEFORE, A PROJECT OF SUCH MAGNITUDE H A D BEEN HAN-

DLED BY TWO OR MORE BATTALIONS. ONE R E L I E V I N G THE: OTHER U N T l L THE JOB W A S COMPLETED.

STANDING NOW I N THOSE REMOTE ISLANDS ARE TWO COAST GUARD LORAN STATIONS, CONSIS-

TING OF 4 2 BUILDINGS -- AS A M U T E TEST1 MONY OF THE TlCARl DOn AND TIHAVE DONEn S P l R I T O F M C B

SEVEN.

AFTER RETURNING TO HER HOME PORT I N D A V I S V I L L E , RHODE ISLAND. I N SEPTEMBER 1959,

SEVEN WAS ~ E P L O Y E D TO ROOSEVELT ROADS. PUERTO RICO.

RETURNING FROM PUERTO R I G 0 AFTER A SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT, SEVEN WAS D E P L O Y E D T O

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, L E A V I N G A S M A L L DETACHMENT A T ROOSEVELT ROADS T O SET U P AN ASPHALT

PLANT AND REPAIR ROADS.

ON OCTOBER 1 1 , 1961. T H E BATTAClON RETURNED F R O M CUBA 10 DAV I S V l L L E TO BEGIN PLAN-

NING FOR I T S NEXT DEPLOYMENT T O ROTA, SPAIN. DURING T H A T HOME-PORT PERIOD C B L A N T ANNOUNCED

THAT SEVEN WAD BEEN NAMED (THEST OF TYPETI OF T H E A T L A N T I C CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS, AND SUB-

SEQUENTLY WAS AWARDED THE P E L T I E R AWARD T O B E RECOGNIZED A5 T H E B E S T B A T T A L I O N I N THE U.

S. NAVY FOR 1961.

I N ROTA, SPAIN, THE B A T T A L I O N W A S ASSIGNED 15 DEFFERENT PROJECTS. COVERING A W I D E

VARIETY OF BUILDING T Y P E S AND MATERIALS. THEY SERVE A S A GOOD E X A M P L E OF T H C C A P A B I L I T t E S

OF A MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION.

I N JULY 1962, MCR SEVEN AND MCB ONE P A R T I C I P A T E 0 IN T H E F IRST A I R L I F T DEPLOYMENT AND

REDEPLOYMENT tN THE A T L A N T I C SEABEES. ON JULY 17. 180 MEN OF M C B ONE LANDED A T ROTA. SPAIN,

AND ON JULY 18, 220 MEN OF M C B SEVEN DEPARTED ON THREE J E T TRANSPORT P L A N E S FOR RETURN T O

DAVISVlCLE V I A DIRECT A I R L I F T .

ALTHOUGH NOT SCHEDULED FOR DEPLOYMENT U N T I L DECEMBER, T H E CUBAN CR IS1 S NECES-

SITATED AN EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT T O THE U. 5. N A V A L EASE, GUANTANAMO BAY. CUBA. I N L A T E

OCTOBER, WHERE I T JOINED M C B FOUR IN T H E CONSTRUCTION EFFORT OF PROJECT * 'MIGHT.~ l

WHEN MCB FOUR L E F T I N E A R L Y DECEMBER, MCB SEVEN CARRIED ON AND C O M P L E T E D

GUANTANAMO~S HARDENED DEFENSIVE POSIT IONS BY A P R I L 30. 1963, E S S E N T I A L CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

WHICH HAD BEEN DELAYED BY THE N E C E S S I T Y OF PROJECT TrMlGHT" K E P T T H E B A T T A L I O N BUSY U N T I L

MID-JULY 1963 W H E N I T RETURNED TO D A V I S V I L L E .

DURING T H I S DEPLOYMENT, T H E B A T T A L I O N AGAIN DEMONSTRATED I T S TlCAN D o n S P I R I T AND

WAS ANNOUNCED A S nBEST OF TYPEIT AND AWARDED T H E B A T T L E E F F l C l E N C Y VET' F O R THE S E S T PER-

FORMANCE OF A CONSTRUCTION B A T T A L I O N I N THE A T L A N T I C F L E E T , SUBSEQUENTLY SEVEN WAS

AWARDED THE COVETED P E L T I E R AWARD N A M I N G HER THE B E S T CONSTRUCTION UNIT IN THE NAVY F O R 1963.

AFTER A MOST WELCOMED HOME PORT PERIOD SEVEN DEPLOYED T O ROOSEVELT ROADS, P . R.,

YIEQUES ISLAND, AND ST. THOMAS* V. I., I N THE F A L L OF 1463. I T I S T H E H ISTORY O F THIS DEPLOYMENT

TO THESE THREE DEPLOYMENT SlTES T H A T I S PORTRAYED W I T H I N T H E COVERS OF T H I S BOOK.

C R U I S E B O O K S T A F F

SUPERVISOR - - - - -LT 3.0. YEICH, CHC, USNR ILLUSTRATIONS - -3. w, LIBHART, EADCN, USNR

EDITOR - - - - - - - -M, s. WELCH, ~ 0 3 , USN COMMENTARY - - -D. G, VAN WAY, SN, USN M. S. WELCH, J09. USN

LAYOUT- - - - - - - -0, A. BROWN, CN. USNR

CAPTIONS - - - - -T. G, GEISEN, PN3, USNR

PHOTOGRAPHERS - -J. n. BYRD, pnz, USN M. sr WELCH, 5 0 3 * USN a, A. BROWN. CN, USNR

COMMANDING OFFICER'S MESSAGE

T H E PAST F E W MONTHS HAVE SEEN THE MEN OF M O B I L E CONSTRUCTION B A T T A L I O N SEVEN DEPLOYED

T O THE F A R CORNERS OF T H E EARTH ADDING STATURE A N 0 LUSTER T O T H E H I G H TR D I T l O N OF T H E SEAQEES.

IN T H E FOLLOWING PAGE.5,THE RECORD AND H IGHL IGYTS O F T Y E 1 0 0 5 E V E L T ROAD5/9VI EQYE5/5T. T H O M A S DEPLOYMENT ARE PRESENTED AS A REMINDER O F THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A WORKLOAD MADE V I T A L L Y l MPORTANT BY THE l MIMEDIATE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF T H E A T L A N T I C FLEET.

EVERY MAN IN SEVEN H A S A R IGHT TO BE PROUD O F T H E ACCOMPLISHMENTS O F T H I S DEPLOYMENT

A 5 W E REFLECT UPON THE Q U A L I T Y WORKMANSH IF INCORPORATED 1N T H E NEW CONSTRUCT ION AND EX-

T E N S I V E REPAIRS COMPLETED AT T H E S E THREE SITES. T H I S CRUISEBOOK W I L L H E L P YOU REMEMBER THE

LONG H A R D HOURS AS PROJECT PLANNING PERSONNEL, CONSTRUCTlON CREWS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL

WORKED TOGETHER T O C O M P L E T E A L L PROJECTS A MONTH EARLIER THAN ORIGINAL REQUIREMENTS WAD

MADE NECESSARY. YOU W I L L R E C A L L TI-IE P R I V A T I O N S O F T E N T CAMP L I V I N G AT VIEQUES, B U T YOU W I L L

A L S O REMEMBER THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS AND T H E S A T I S F A C T I O N O F HAVING AC-

C O M P L I S H E D W H A T OFTEN T I M E S SEEMED T O B E T H E IMPOSSIBLE.

THE OUTSTANDlNG RECORDS OF SEVENIS DETACHMENT QUEBEC IN ASMARA, ETHIOPIA , AND OUR

S T A T 7-2 I N HOLY LOCH, SCOTLAND, ARE ALSO INCORPORATED INTO T H I S CRUI 5 E B 0 0 K .

IN T H I S YEAR MANY HONORS AND HIGHEST RECOGNITION HAVE BEEN ACCORDED THE BATTALION,

A L L O F WHICH A T T E S T S T O T H E SUCCESS W l T H WHICH SEVEN HAS SERVED. W I T H ANY ORGANIZATION, A S

W l T H INDIV IDUALS, ~ ~ S P I R I T I ' I S AN IMPORTANT E L E M E N T 1N U L T I M A T E SUCCESS. 1 5 H A S BEEN THROUGH

YOUR CHARACTERIST IC F I N E S P I R I T OF READINESS TO SERVE. YOUR DEVOTION TO DUTY. AND YOUR L O Y A L T Y

TO THE BATTALION THAT SEVEN HAS ADDED, DURING TH 1s DEPLOYMENT, r a ITS LOFTY REPUTATION.

T H I S DEPLOYMENT H A S AGAIN CONFIRMED T H A T MCB SEVEN I S T H E FINEST CONSTRUCTION AND F IGHTING U N I T A S S E M B L E D UNDER ONE COMMAND. IT H A S BEEN MY PLEASURE AND P R I V I L E G E T O H A V E

COMMANDING a F F l C E R

EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S MESSAGE

THE PUERTO R l C O DEPLOYMENT W A S AN ENJOYABLE AND INTERESTING CLOSE TO MY TWO

YEARS W I T H MCE SEVEN. THE THREE WORK S I T E S A T ROOSEVELT ROADS. VIEQUES, AND ST, T H O M A S

PROVtDED CHALLENGING AND WORTHWHILE PROJECTS WHlCH GAVE US A SENSE OF POSCTIYE AC-

COMPLISHMENTS, T H E C L I M A T E , B E A U T I F U L SCENERY. AND GOOD L I B E R T Y 1N SAN JUAN AND ST.

THOMAS MADE T H E AREA AS ENJOYABLE AS P O S S I B L E DURING THE MONTHS OF SEPARATION F R O M

OUR LOVED ONES. T H l S BOOK W l L L H E L P U S TO REMEMBER I N FUTURE Y E A R S THE HARD WORK AND

GOOD T I M E S THAT W E EXPERIENCED.

AFTER THE TREMENDOUS LOSS OF EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL DURING THE SUMMER AND

FALL O F 1963, SEVEN BOUNCED BACK AND CONTINUED THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE FOR WHICH

I T I S NOTED. 1 H A V E ACHlEVED GREAT S A T I S F A C T l O N F R O M OBSERVING THE YOUNG MEN WHO CAME

TO US I N ROTA, D A V I S V I L L E AND GUANTANAMO ACCEPT THEIR R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S AND T H E CHALLENGE

AND BECOME RELIABLE, HARDWORKING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE CONSTRUCTION MEN.

YOU HAVE LEARNED YOUR JOBS W E L L AND PERFORMED MAGNIFICENTLY. 1 W l L L ALWAYS BE

PROUD, AS I HOPE YOU W l L L BE, TO H A V E BEEN ASSOCIATED W I T H THE SEABEES AND A L L MY SHIP-

MATES I N MCB SEVEN.

P L L L DONE AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE L I F E .

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

JOHN G. BAUER LT CEC, USN OP~RCITIONS OFFICER

JOHN D. YEICH L T CWC USNR CH~PLAI 'N

DAVID G. GIFFCRD LT DC USNR D E ~ T A L OFFICER

MAURICE C. CION L T MC USNR M E ~ I C ~ L OFFKER

MICHAEL M. OALLAM LT C E C USN T R ~ I N I N ~ OFFICER

WILLIAM B. HICKMAN L T SC USN S U ~ P L S OFFICER

PAUL B ENGELBERT LTJG, ~ E C USNR ENGINEERI~G OFFICER

GUY J MARELLA LTJG 'CEC USNR B C O ~ P A N ? COMMANDER

GEORGE J OXLEY LTJG C E ~ USNR E COJVIPAN? COMMANDER C COMPANY COMMANDER

LOUIS A FERMO JR. LTJG CEC U S N ~ DORWIN C. BLACK A C O ~ P R N ~ COMMANDER

LTJG CEC USNR o cob PAN+ COMMANDER

MICHAEL E. CORNUE LTJG CEC USNR ASS'+ D C ~ M P A N Y COMMANDER MIL ITARY TRAINING OFFICER

CHARLES C GAMBLE ENS CEC ~ISNR M I L I ~ A R Y ' T N G OFF STAT OFFICER

LESLIE: D HEACOCK ENS CEC: USNR H C ~ M P A N Y COMMANDER

MARTIN M GLESK ENS CEC,'USNR ASSIT MIL TNG OFF

FRANK R NORA ENS C E ~ USNR ASSIT A ~OMPANY OFF

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N. Y .

W A F

J,A., MO.

PLEHORST WARD

CMHJ G . F . , CN

CONN.

W A R M E R.O.

EOHCN

M I G H .

W A R R E N W I T H E Y W H l T N E Y

B.L.. C N R . A . R.A., C N IOWA C M A Z PA.

W I C K H A M

R.C. , E O N C N

t O W A

W l LKERSOW

K.L.. C N

MO.

!SONNEL NOT SHOWN

UEEN C.R. EOH3 OSBORNE G.M. CMH3

ER $. CMA3 PARKS W.A. CN

-ELSTADT J.C. EON3 WOOD L.H. E O N 2

STEWART T.E. C N WROELEWSKI A.A. CP

T M l E L J.J. CMACP

V 1 0 0 S R . J , EMHCN

MEYI

M l T l

ADAM 5 ALDERMAN ATK I SSON BALL BELOTE BLAKE BOYER BRUNER

B.H., CN T.C. , S W F C N R . J . , WTWCN J . A . , CEW3 L.D., CEWZ J.E*, UTP3 K.R., C N L. E., CN

K Y . ORE. WASH. ALA. M IGH. VA. LA. A LA.

BROWN BURNETTE BUSS CAlNE CANTRALL CILLESSEN CLAIBORNE COUTURE

T.D., CN B , E , , ~ u ~ z K . H . , " T B ~ J . P . , C E T C N T.C.,ZTNSN G - H . , C E S C N E . L . , U T ~ ~ ~ J .a * -SWECN KAN. ALA. I N D . N. J. CALIF. N.M. IDAHO WASH,

CO M PTON DROGO DURHAM EDENS B.J. EUTSLER F W R T A D O t 1 L T R A P GRAHAM

C . N . , C N C . J . , CN W.H. , SWE3 BUR3 C.R., CEPCP A.E.. CN P . G . , BU L3 R.J., G E T 2

VA. N.Y. IND. TEXAS MO. N.H. MASS. OH I o

GREEN G A l F F l N H A M M A C K H A R V E L H A Z E W S K I H I G G I N S HILL K.R. HOFACKER

G. R. , UTA3 W . F . , C N R.O., SWFCN Jew. , SW1 T.E. , C E W Z R.A., C N W T l L.G., U T P 3

N.Y. MASS. T E X A S OK LA. DEL. MASS. W TAH OHIO

HOUSTON HUTKA I SAK SON JACKSON

LO., CN V.J., CEP3 L.I., SWT3 R.D., UTWCN

TEXAS PA. N.C. KAN.

LAME T .V . LANGLOIS LAZORE L E C C l A

CESCN D.J., C P C . R . * CESCN S.D., CEWCP

N.Y. MASS. ME. PA.

WYCKOFF JOHNSON JONES R.K. LANE

w.T., CEPCN R . D . , S W F 3 Ct-4 SWE2

WASH. M 0. ARK. TEXAS

LENTSCH MARSH M A X W E L L MOODY

H.L. BU W K , W . , CESCN D.J., UTWCN F.B., SWECN

M I N N . MASS. N . Y . ALA.

OLDHAM REED RlEGEL ROBINSON SCHERER S C H E R E R SCHOFF SCHNOPLE

G.J., C N R.T., CN D.W., CEWCN W.G. n CN Jew., C N T . J . , BUL3 J.L., CESCN W.W. I CN PA. PA* CONN. MO. MASS. MD. M ICH.

CUANNON SNODGRASS S T E W A R T TONER V A I LLANCOURT V A N DEVENTER VOLESKI WICHROWSKI

CN J . L . , C E T C N D , L a , C E S 2 F . A . , C N M.R., SWE3 D.L., C E P 3 W., CEW3 G.T., CN

COLO. M ICH. R . I. M A1 NE MINN. OH 1 0 N . Y .

>A PERSONNEL NOT SHOWN m WAUGH F.T. UTA3

WOOD B.L.

SWECN N.M.

ANDERSON

M . B . , BUI

ME.

B R O W N G.H. DULCN

COLO.

G R E E N E

R.H., CN

OH I0

M A R T I N S O N

L.n., BULCH

MINN.

A T K I NSON BAGGARLY BECt-[ARD P L A C K E R BODENSCHATZ BOLTON B R I A N

J.c., CN J.H.. C N A.A. , BULCN B.E., CN C.A., BUT R.E. , BUL3 W.J., CN

T E X A S IND. MASS. T E X A S Ma. MINN. I CL.

BU H K E T T C A R R L.W. C O L L I N S C R A W F O R D D A W K I N S FRASC l NO G A R L A N D

P.N., BULCN BULCN B.R., BULCN K.R., BUHCN C,W,, BUR3 T * J , , CN L.E., C N

F L A . N.Y. ARK. CALIF. S.C. N . Y . t N W .

JOtI NSON K A L I N Y A K KAFP K O R P l L A S T L E F O Y M A I E L L O

P.A.. CN S . , BUL3 D.D., CN W.J., BUT L.E,, CN .!.Ha, CP A. , C N

C O t d N . N.Y. PA. V T . W I S . ALA. N.Y.

M l H Z A N E W M A N NORTON ROY SCHU L T Z P l O T R O W S K l R A U M

T. a,, CN F . A . , CN c.T., BULCN E.J., B U L ~ K.D., CN D.B. , CN D. E., BULCN

INO. N.J. on IO CONN. ILL. MASS. ILL,

PERSONNEL NOT S H O W N

F O W L E R J.A. B U L B

KNIGHT K . J . CP

S E T F O R D J.C. C N

SI-I I N l I R S H l N N 5 L A T T E R Y S N L 1 T H

F .E . , B U R 2 C.P., EON3 S.R. . CN T . D , , CN

PA. N.J. MASS, COPIN.

SNYDER R.C. S W l T Z E R T H E R I A U L T THOMPSON

BUHCN T .W. , BUL3 D., CN R.T. , BULCN

ILL. KAN, N.H. CONN.

TURCOTTE STANTON V A N R I T E V A N l C

M.A . , CN J . R . , B U L C N K . R * , B U L 2 f . R . , B U R S

MASS. P A . M I NN. PA.

V E [ & A W 11-SON W I L S O N WOODRUFF

J.M.. BUL3 o.R., BULCN L . R . , BUHCN CN

MASS. P A . MONT. N.J.

ADAM5 ALLEN

C,D., CMHCP L .R . , SA

FLA. ILL.

ALLEN

W.P., CN N.Y.

ALPHA R.D.

BULCN

IND.

ANDERSON ANDERSON ANDREASEN

D.L., CMA2 C.J., CP T.V. , HM1

F LA. MICH. 1 OWA

AN O R E S K Y

G.R.. CN PA.

ANKROM APPLE MAN

J.H., CM1 C . G . , EON3

VA. OH lO

BALDW l N

A.J., UT1

OKLA*

BARKER EARI-OW BARSKI

G.L. , CMWCN J.Q., EOH3 A.F. , SWF3

PA* M 155. O W tO

B A T Z

D.L., CN 1 NO.

BECKETT E O L L I N G E R

L.L. R.D., EASCN

UTPCN PAO.

BOYER

G4E.m CN

MO.

BOUGH

J * E . , BURS

NmY.

B R I N I G BROPHY BROWN

t.&., BUL3 R. , BYLCN G.R., CN

PA* N.J. N.Y.

BROWN

RmA-m CN

VT.

BURTON CAt-IWON

E.L. , BUHCN J * L . , CN IW 0. VA.

CAMPBELL

G.T., EON3 OH 1 0

CARLTDN

D.D., CN

CALIF.

CARROL C H A M B E R L A I N C H A S E

E.C., CMH3 P.W., CMHCM H.A,, B U L S

F L A * S. D* ME.

COOPER

T.E., CN GAe

CONLEY

H . M . , QTI

ME.

C R A M ER

E.R.. UTPCN GAL IF.

C R A W F O R D

L.W. , CMHEN

GA

DEOUDES DO R N

L.J. , CN E a t . . CN

WASH D.C. S . C .

DUCKWORTH D.K. , EONCN

CALIF .

DUNCAN

WoC., CN TENN.

EDWARDS

A.R., CN

MASS.

E l F E L

L.C., CN OHlO

E R I C K S O N

R.A., BUL3

MASS.

E R V I N

WmE*. E01

S. C .

EVERETT FAH EY

R.B., EONCN J.J . ,CMHCP MASS. MINN.

FARF:

F.E., C N

WIS.

,T FAY C.D.

BULB BULCN

MASS.

F E R R I S FRYE D.W. FOLEY GIANANTONtO GIBBS B.A.

R.R.9 CN EOH3 C.M.. CN F.E., BULCN BUR2

PA. W. VA* N-J* ME. OHlO

GIBBS M.J.

B U R C N MINN.

< R T G I L B E R T GOODWIN GREEN G R O H CUNN L.R. I-IANCOCK

UTP3 J.H., CMACN R.J., BULCN 6 ; . , C E W E W.Jm, C N C E P Z W.L., C N

OH lo MASS. P A . N.Y. CALIF, [NO.

H A N D E R A

J.N.. SWE3

Wm VA.

HANSEN H A R P E R HAARINGTON HAYES W E I N S WElNZ HELGESON I R a w , , C N J.R., B u L c N R.J., c N D.H., EONCN F.J . , EONZ O.E., CN R.W., CEWCN ' MIHN, W. VA. Nan. MASS. IOWA M ICH. GOLO*

H E L M S

P,L., CNHCN

MICH.

JOHNSON KACSO KADLEC

Ha , C N A * , EAD3 D.J., SK2

N.C. OH I o K Y .

HENKE HEROUX

H.C., CS3 E. D*, CN

M D, N.H.

HOOVER 1DDINGS JOHANSON

R.L. , U T P 3 D.E., CN E.W., BU LCN

IND. PA. MASS.

KECK F.W. K E S S L E R

U T W C N A.E., BURCN

PA. M Q* -.- -7 7r -

KOHLHOFF LABADI E LAPORT E

E.A., BULCN R . B . . BUHCN J.W., BUHCN

M 0. MASS. N . Y .

L O W E R LOYO J.N. MA1 DEN

RmJ*, CN CMH3 G.J.. BUL3

MtCH. TENN. OH 1 0

MAYTON M C DAN I EL M C K E L V E Y

H.M.. CN M.R., CN W.F., BULCN

KY. MICH. N I J * ---.-UI - -, -;r-

M A J O R S M A R T I N

W.GI, EON3 B n E . , UTP3

I N D. M D.

MARTUCC l MATHESON MAY N.B.

J.A., UTPCN D.R., CN EASCN

CONN. MASS. K Y -

MEHIGAN M lLLER

W,J., SWE3 F . R . , C S Z N:Y. ItdD.

M 1 LLER MOBLEY MURPHY

T.W., BULCN B.L., CMHCN J.V., BULB

PA. RE. N.Y.

NAGEL M . W . NEUBAUER NULL

S W F C P A.J., EOH3 J.W,, CN

PA* MINN. I LL.

PEARCE P E R K I N S

J.T., CN A.J., EON3

N.C. NmH*

PETERSON P l T C A l R N R A P P D.E.

G.L., BULCN Am. CN SWF3

KAN. MASS. PA*

R A V E R R E I N H A R T R E S S E G U l E

M.L., CN B*A+ , CN K i . B,, C M H C U

O W 60 IOWA KAN.

SCARBROUGW

C.El, CN

- ALA.

SCH I EWEK

K.D.. CN ORE.

SELAK N.A., CS2

PA.

S H A R P L.E. SWAW G.W.

U T B 3 EONCN

I LL. 1 DAHO

b- -y -3

SHEARON SMALL R.L., SWf3 G.B., CN

KAN. M E* I

Swl I T H

T* D., CN CALIF .

SN I DER

G.L., BULZ IOWA

S P I R E S

W.E*, S W E Z S.C.

STINER sTOD DAR 0

M.L., CETCN D.W., CN

CALI F. VT.

STOWELL STOUTAMIRE , R.L.. YNSN G.H., EASCN

KAN. F LA.

UBER T.C. UNDERWOOD

EOW3 P.E., CEW3 W I SC. OHIO

J M P F :., BULCN

SULLIVAN

D . F . , CN

MASS.

TANG E N

J.F., CN

N.Y.

TEMPLE W.D., UTE3

OHlO

T H O M A S T I G E R

HmW.. CP Jew., UTWGN W I SC. OKLA.

W A L L A C E .., BURCN

:.

WARD

Dm Dm, C N

NwY*

W E B B

DmL., C N W e VA. -* -

WI-IORLEY

R.L., CN W. VA.

W I L D E R W l L L I A M S O N

T.J., UTSCN H.D., SN

M ICH. FLA.

W I M M E R YEAGER

R . S . , EONCN T . C . , CN I VA. PA.

PERSONNEL NOT SI HOWN

ANDERSON R.B. EONCP

BLANK RIP. CMH3 CLARK 3 . t . CN KERNER R.B. SWFZ LUNSFORD H.L. BUL3

OICONNOR K.C. C N PERRY D.R. BURCN

RISCH A.W. W T T

RUTLEOCE C.D. BUL2

SCHINOCER J.R. CN SESSOM J.M. EOH2

S M I T H C.L. EON2

Y W A h

A*J. CONN

ZUGG

j.a., CP I O W A

Z U G G

G.K., CN

IOWA

GEORGE (DOG)

CMHKB

V IEQUES

AYERS BARNABY B A R N E S J * R . BEATTY B R I T T S BRUEN CANNON COCCLOUGH

N.G. , BULCN EADCN E.D., BULCN R.A., UTP2 f.F-I EAD3 W.W., CN C.L., UTPCN G.E., CN

TENN* S.C. WASH. TENN* ILL. N.Y. CONN. N.Y.

DORROH F R E E 0 GILBERT G R E E N G R I M E S HAM M O N O HODGOON I N M A N

W.W., BULCN JIF*, CN R.A. , CN W.K.. CN L.O.. SN R.A., UTP3 J.V., C S 3 R . S . , '251

GAL 1 F I N . Y . GA. KAN. 1 N 0. N.Y. MASS. PA.

JAQU l S JOHNSON KARR K E EH N KENYON KNIGHT K R O P T A V lCH L E E

R . P . , CASCP A.F., CN D.L., CN R . F . , BUHZ E . H . , CN R.L., CP R*J. C N K.J., CN 1 IOWA R.1. MO. N.J. MASS. GA. CONN. 1 N D.

L E W I S M A C DONALD M A R T l N MATH EW 5 MC NEFF M E D l C l MITCHELL M I T C H E L L

G.L., CEPZ P.M., RUL3 M.J., SWl J.H.. CN D.J., U T l G.W. ,BURCN D.E., CET3 R.T.

PA. M A S S * PA* MASS. M ICH. I O W A OHIO CN

PERSONNEL NOT SHOWN

MONOSCALCO E . F . CN DETMER R I L . C N

MAZZORANA R.J. EOH3

M Y E R S NACH MAN NELSON BOGDANOW ICZ OSBQRNE P E T E R S O N P I E R C E P O L A N O .I.J.+ BWLCN A.T., C N T . W . , CES3 C.P.. B U W 3 G . M . , C M H 3 R p S . , B U L 2 J.J.. CN J*T*, CN

PA. I L L . M ICH. M 0, ME. F L A . PA* N1.I.

PROCTOR R O S E N G A R T R U S S E L L SCHULTZ SECOR S K L A R SWELLNER S T A F F O R D

K.J. CN W . F . , BULB L.G., WTACN D.L., SWE3 F .T . . B U L C N S.R. , BUL3 G.W. . BUL3 L.F., BULCN

MASS* N.J . MICH. OKLA. ILL- MmJ* KAN. ME.

STONE T R E A D W E L L TRUNZO WAINIONPAA W A N A M A K E A S T A L K E R

W.G., CEPZ G.A.. BUL3 J.S. , C N M v L m , CN S.E., CN A.L., CN

COLO* ME. PA. OH lO MtSS. W 1SC.

ON 1 1 OCTOBER, 1063 A GROUP OF MCB SEVEN

SEABEES DEPARTED QUONSET P O I N T , R H O D E ISLAND, ON A F L I G H T THAT WAS TO CARRY

THEM ONE-THIRD OF T H E WAY AROUND THE

GLOBE TO NORTH A F R I C A AND TO THE U. 5.

NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS STATION A T ASMARA, ETHIOPIA. HERE DETACHMENT QUEBEC, AS I T W A S O F F I C I A L L Y DESIGNATED, UNDERTOOK

llPROJECT PATSY11 -- THE CONSTRUCTION OF

A COMMUNICATIONS S I T E A T GURA, ETHIOPIA ,

ABOUT 25 M I L E S AWAY, COMPRISED OF 43

MEN OF MCB SEVEN AND ONE OFFICER AND

S I X ENLlSTED MEN OF MCB S I X , DETACHMENT

QUEBEC BECAME THE F I R S T GROUP OF SEA- BEES TO SET FOOT O N E T H lOP IAN SO1 L.

E DlDNlT HAVE MUCH TIME TO TOUR THE COUNTRYSI DE

OR OBSERVE THE LOCAL CUSTOMS -- A T LEAST N O T

R I G H T AWAY. F R O M THE DAY W E ARR t V E D THE TASK OF

MOVING INTO CAMP, GETTING SETTLED, AND RECEIVING

SUFPLIES PROVED TO BE A FULL-TIME JOB* FORTUNATELY

W E HAD THE SERVICES OF ETHIOPIAN *THOUSE-BOYBE' I N

THE BARRACKS TO EASE OUR OWN WORK LOAD* THEY D I D

ALL T H E COMPARTMENT CLEANING, AND FOR AN EXTRA

$2.00 A MONTH, K E P T OUR SHOES. UNIFORMS AND BRASS SPlC TN' S P A N .

WWATCW YOUR HEAD, NOW1 l1

SCIPPLI E S CONTINUE.....

"LET I E R DOWN, CHARLIEl SLOW

AND EASY*"

**...*TO ARRIVE*

- * - 9 _ *;, - , . * -\- ,-

I I P R O J E C T PATSY11 lNlTlATEW W I T H A

GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY AND ... . .. BACK-BREAKING LABOR.

tl I KNOW YOU'LL GET ME O U T ,

BUT WHEN??^^

P.T. -- STEELWORKER STYLE

WORKING ON A TOWER FOUNDATlON

i I

ONE OF THE 22 ANTENNA TOWERS I S PIECED TOGETHER

. -, .--

, , T ~ \ s *"- SEABEES' ERECTOR-

I L L 0 0 0 0 DOWN THERE'f -. -.

OUR JOB W A S T O S L I G H T L Y ALTER THE

S ILHOUETTE OF E T H l O P I A l S T A L L

MOUNTAINS BY ERECTING 22 ANTENNA

T O W E R S RANGING I N H E I G H T FROM 20 TO 130 FEET. E l G H T THOUSAND FEET

ABOVE SEA L E V E L W E FOUND OUR-

S E L V E S KNEE-DEEP I N MUD A N 0 UF T O

OUR NECKS I N TROUBLE. O U R ROLLING

STOCK W A S N O T EQUIPPED TO RUN

CONSTANTLY A T HIGH A L T I T U D E S , NOR

W A S IT EQUIPPED w1-i-w PONTOONS FOR

NAVIGATING I N THE THICK OOZE. I N

CONTRAST TO T H I S M U 0 PROBLEM,

SEVERAL OF THE TOWER FOOTINGS HAD

TO BE DUG I N H A R D . CORAL-L IKE ROCK,

HARDLY PENETRABLE EVEN W I T H IACK-

HAMMERS. I N S P I T E OF THESE AND

OTHER D I F F I C U L T I E S W E COMPLETED

THE TOWERS ON SCHEDULE. WE ALSO

POURED 28 P I E R S FOR FOUR ELECTRONIC

GEAR VANS, CUT A ROAD FROM T H E M A I N

HlGHWAY TO THE C O M M S I T E , A N D L A I D

OUT A PARKING AREA. THEN 1N E A R L Y

DECEMBER W E HEADED HOME TO SPEND

C H R I S T M A S W I T H OUR F A M I L I E S BEFORE

JOINING T H E B A T T A L I O N I N PUERTO RICO.

COMPANY, THREE

CEMENT M [ X E R S - . - - - .

TISURE W E LOVE 1 T 1 " . - 7 A

V t l E Y , COME HACK1 I T ' S ONLY 1500*" . -

EVtRYROOYlS GOTTA GET' INTO T H E A C I A

8

ITHANnLES JUST L IKE A cADD-Y*" -- -

LOCAL SHORE PATROL

'ACHMENT.... .a. QUEBEC'S.... ... GOOD... .. . S A M A R ITANS

'HEYIRE

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STEEP # 2

nl lEY, G I JOE, GOT C IGARETTE FOR ME? 11 1800 MUSTER A R E A

BEFORE -- OVERGROWTH... DURING -- CQRISTRUCTION...

AFTER -- TENT CtTY. . .

SAWDUST SHOWER

ll%O@%!! YOU SHOULD H A V E THOUGHT OF

T H A T BEFORE W E POLEDlEr

THE VIEQUES DETACHMENT WAS PERHAPS T H E MOST W I D E L Y PUBLIC IZED

CROUP DURING THE PUERTO R I C A N DEPLOYMENT, AND R I G H T F U L L Y SO.

THE SEABEES MOWED INTO AN A L M O S T FORGOTTEN N A V A L I N S T A L L A T I O N ,

OVERGROWN W I T H WEEDS AND THORNY V INES, BUSHES, AND STRANGE

PLANTS.

F I V E THOUSAND C A T T L E l NHAB I T E D THE DESERTED N A V A L A M M U N I T I O N

DEPOT, ALONG W I T H A M Y R I A D O F CRAWLING INSECTS, A N I M A L S , AND

LIZARDS. L E F T BEHIND BY W W l l SA ILORS AND M A R I N E S WERE A LARGE

NUMBER OF MAGAZINES, A WAREHOUSE, AND A R A l S E D CONCRETE S L A B

WHICH A W A R T I M E UNlT WAD BUILT .

DELTA COMPANY H A D TO ERECT 28 LARGE T E N T S F O R L I V I N G AND

OPERATION. THEY CLEARED THE AREA, AND I M M E D I A T E L Y BEGAN THE

ENDLESS F IGHT TO K E E P BRAHMA C A T T L E A T BAY. THEY STRETCH ED

T H E TENTS OVER STRONGBACK F R A M E S B U I L T ON THE S I T E , AND COOKS

BEGAN ~ B A T G H I N G l l OVER S I X F I E L D STOVES. D ISHES WERE WASHED

1N GI CANS F I L L E D W I T H SOAP AND WATER HEATED BY KEROSENE

IMMERSION HEATERS.

ONE OF THE LARGER JOBS ON V t EQWES W A S NOT AN ASSIGNED REPAIR

OR BUILDING PROJECT, BUT THE OFERATION OF A SUPPORT A C T I V I T Y ,

A QUARRY AND ROCK CRUSHER WHICH U L T I M A T E L Y TURNED OUT 33,000

TONS O F CRUSHED ROCK.

RECIPE WRECKERS LTMOMMA S A I D THERETD BE DAYS I - IKE

THIS -- BUT NOT r n l s M A N Y I ~

GETTING T H A T MUCH ROCK CRUSHED W A S A PRETTY BIG ORDER. IT A L L HAD TO BE BLASTED LOOSE BY CHIEF HELMUTH TlBOOM BOOMIl TORNOE AND H I S

D Y N A M I T E CREW. T H E LARGE HUNKS OF ROCK FROM THE BLASTING WERE THEN HAULED BY THE EO'S TO

T H E C R U S H E R FOR THE R E F l N l N G TREATMENT.

PREPARING FOR A BIG BLAST

FUTURE ROCK C R U S H E R SITE

THE EIGHTY - Dl'

350 TONS OF CRUSHED ROCK P E R DAY

UBER AND ANDRESKY D R I L L THE

PILOT HOLE

C H I E F BOOM BOOMll PORNOE

IVTHINK Tt-IlS R E D L I G H T W I L L EVER TURN GREEN?^^

L O A O I E R U P 1

COWBOY B R O W N R I D E S THE RANGE

QUARRY OPERATION 1N FULL-SWING

T E A M S T E R S LOCAL NO. 777

D E L T A RANCH ROUND-UP

E V E N THE C M ' S W O R K I'KNOCK T H E FLEET ONCE MORE AND IlLL...,tl

"'SORRY

A ROAD

' , ELSIE, BUT W E I R E G O I N G TO C U T THROUGH ,H ERE.81

EO 'S H A D T H E I R TROUBLES, TOO* THERE

W A S THE NEVER ENDlNG JOB OF WRANGLING

T H E MANY CATTLE OUT OF T H E RIGHT-OF-

W A Y AND O F F THE ROADS T H A T WERE BEING

WORKED. THERE W E R E SEVEN AND A H A L F

M ILES OF MAGAZINE ROAD THAT HAD TO BE

CLEARED, GRADED, AND SURFACED W I T H

CRUSHED ROCK, THEN IT HAD TO BE COM-

PACTED 50 T H A T THE SEEMINGLY CON-

TINUOUS R A ! N S WOULDWIT WASH AWAY THE

NEWLY F I N I S H E D ROAD BEDS.

A R E A DEVELOPMENT

11OUTTA THE W A Y I YOU'RE HOLDING U P P R O G R E S S I n

ZUGG B R O T H E R S KEEP SCORE

WHERE THERE I S EQUIPMENT THERE I S A N E E 0 FOR

MAINTENANCE. T H E E Q U I P M E N T HELD UP P R E T T Y

GOOD, TOO. W I T H THE H E L P OF OUR EXPERT

M E C H A N l C S . BECAUSE OF THE CRUEL ROADS AND

SHARP STONES, THE ZUGC & ZUGG T I R E SHOP D I D A

THRIV ING BUSINESS. IF A PIECE OF E Q U I P M E N T

CEASED TO FUNCTION A S I T SHOULD T H E R E W A S A

MECHANIC ON THE SPOT, AND THE MACHINE W A S

RUNNING F U L L CAPACITY I N RECORD T I ME.

11YOU WOULDNIT THINK SUCH A LITTLE

COCONUT COULD FOUL U P T H I S B I G

MACH INE. 1'

WORK DEFIN ITELY W A S REQUIRED .... SO W E WORKED

a,.. AND WORKED ....

THE MAGAZINES W H I C H WERE RESTORED BY DELTA

COMPANY trRANCHERSl1 PRESENTED Q U I T E A PROBLEM TO THE S T E E L W O R K E R S , BUT 1tBLACKIES BOYSlg KNEW

THEIR STUFF. lNCLUDEO IN THE REACTIVATION OF

THE 53,MAGAZlNES WAS THE REPAIR OR REBUILDENG

OF STEEL DOORS, SANDING T H E M SMOOTH AND

PAINTING THEM,

THE DOORS W E R E ONLY P A R T OF THE JOB, HOWEVER. BEFORE ANY WORK COULD BE DONE, BEES AND BATS

THAT HAD TAKEN U P RESIDENCE i N THE MAGAZINES

AND VENTILATORS HAD TO BE EXTERMINATED* THEN THE BROKEN VENTILATORS W E R E REPLACED AND THE

Btl X all OAK BUMPER R A I L S W E R E INSTALLED.

.... AND WORKEDZ

T H E LARGEST ViEQUES PROJECT WAS RESTORING AN INERT

WAREHOUSE. E U I L D l N t NO. 401. FIRST A NEW ROOF WENT

ON; THEN E L E C f R l C A L WIRING WAS REPLACED AND 1M-

PROVED AND NEW PLUMBING WAS ROUGHED IN. NEW,

LARGER WINDOW OPENINGS WERE B L A S T E D ALMOST PER-

F E C T L Y RY C H I E F TORNOETS B L A S T t N t CREW. AND OUR

SEABEE BUILDERS SMOOTHED T H E M UP AND I N S T A L L E D

A L U M l NUM JALOVSI ES AND SCREENS. P A R T I T I O N S WERE

B U I L T AND F l N A L L Y THE INTERIOR W A S PAINTED.

A S E P T I C TANK W A S INSTALLED AND THE BUILDING 'S

INTENDED USE BEGAN TO MAKE I T S E L F EVIDENT. THE O L D STRUCTURE WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY R E B U I L T AND

MADE INTO AN 80-MAN BARRACKS W I T H COOKING

FAG1 L I T I E S , HEADS, RECREATION ROOM, AND EERTH-

ING AREA.

M l X I N G M O R T A R I 'HEAVEf in

ERICKSON'S C R E W BLOCK CUTTING I

UTI S GET INTO T H E ACT

VIEQYES L I F E PRESENTED A REAL CHALLANGE TO T H E BEES

OF DELTA COMPANY, AND THE WORK DAY WAS LONG AND HARD. I N SPITE OF T H I S , H O W E V E R , RECREATION AND MORALE D I D N I T PRESENT T O 0 LARGE A PROBLEM. THE BLUE,

CLEAR WATER OF V I EQUES PASSAGE PROVIDED THE BACK-

DROP FOR MUCH OF THE OFF-DUTY A C T I V I T Y * AND tT CAN-

NOT GO WITHOUT MENTION THAT SUNDAYIS 1'HOLY HELO HOPtfl

BRINGING CHAPLAIN Y E l C H AND THE M A I L M A N WAS A B t G

CONTRl BUTION TOWARD KEEPtNG BLACKIEt S BOYS tN HIGH

SPIR ITS .

O IV lNE S E R V I C E S

tr[s THAT THE CATCH OR THE BAIT, MAY?**

HOLY WELO HOP

ANKROM AT T H E L A T H E

A T R E A T F R O M M A I N S I D E

NOBODY HERE DRINKS T H A T l

SHERIFF GUNN AND HtS " W I R E D EARPS" HOOVER -- PERKINS -- CLARK

COMPOUND F R A C T U R E S ? INTERNAL INJURIES?

MULTIPLE LACERATIONS? ... T A K E AN A.P.C.I I1 PLOTTING THE C R I T I C A L PATH

CAMP CORONA WAS T H E M A I N SOURCE OF ENTER-

T A I N M E N T (NATURALLY) ALONG W I T H T H E NAVY EXCHANGE O U T L E T AND NIGHTLY MOY I E S I N THE BIG MESSHALL TENT. CATTLE WATCHING W A S

ALSO A P A S T I M E , HOWEVER, IT COULD HARDLY HAVE BEEN CALLED A FAVORITE -- IT WAS J U S T

AVAILABLE. OF COURSE, O N WEEKENDS THE nRANCHERSt1 W E R E ABLE T O P U L L OFF-BASE

LIBERTY I N T H E SMALL NEARBY TOWN. 1lBACK

HONE IT WON'T BE LIKE: THIS," SAY THE RANCHERS AS T H A T L A S T CORONA CAN B I T E S T H E

DUST, 81 IT' S THE Q. I. AND GOOD OLD 'GANSETT. 11

COLOR GUARD

PASS-I N-REVIEW

1

RADM C A L O W E L L AND T H E SKIPPER

SALUTE THE COLORS

COMMODORE WOODING INSPECTS THE

TROOPS

v l E W l N G THE WEAPONS DISPLAY

"

TIWHATIS W I T H THE SHOWER-SHOES, M U R P H ? ~ ~

I N SPITE OF BEING DEPLOYED ON THREE W I D E L Y

SEPARATED CARIBBEAN ISLANDS OUR PROJECT

S I T E S SEEMED TO DRAW V . I . P . l S L I K E A MAGNET.

THROUGH O F F l C l A L PASS- IN-REVIEW CEREMONIES

AS W E L L AS I N F O R M A L V I S I T S , WE HOSTED r l B l G

BRASS11 FROM BUDOCKS, SERVLANT, C B L A N T AND

OTHER COMMANDS. SECRETARY OF THE NAVY,

P A U L H. N I T Z E , ALTHOUGH NOT S P E C I F I C A L L Y

V I S I T I N G MCB SEVEN, GOT A B I R O r S EYE V l E W OF

V IEQUES OPERATIONS A S W E F L E W OVER T H A T

DEPLOYMENT AREA DURING A V I S I T TO THE N A V A L

STATION, ROOSEVELT ROADS.

t "AND I F SQUIRREL HUNTING I S YOUR SPORT, A D M I R A L , HERE W E HAVE A .... 1'

"GEE, COMMODORE, COULDNIT YOU

BACK TOMORROW? 11

I lHONESTLY, SIR, FINK 1 5 M Y NAME.''

I lMIGHJY NASTY CUT YOU HAVE THERE. C W I E F . T ' a

y* G - -

*(JUST WHERE 1 5 POPIS LOCATED ON T H I S M A P ? "

OTHER V I S I T O R S INCLUDED KENNETH 6. BE L I E U ,

A S S I S T A N T SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (1 & R A D M

J . W. A I L E S , COMSERVLANT: RADM N. .I. DRUBTRUP,

DEPUTY CHIEF OF BUDOCKSt R A O W G. W, PRESSY, A

REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE O F F I C E OF T H E C H l E F

OF NAVAL OPERATIONS. AND RADM H. H. CALDWEL-L,

COMCAR t B ~ E A ~ R ~ N / C O ~ T E N .

A L L O F F I C I A L AND U N O F F I C I A L V I S I T O R S DURING

THE PUERTO R l C A N DEPLOYMENT SHOWED AN EX-

T R E M E INTEREST I N THE SK ILL AND CRAFTSMAN-

S H I P OF MODERN-DAY SEABEES AND WERE HIGHLY

IMPRESSED W I T H SEVEN15 M I L I T A R Y AND CON-

STRUCTION C A P A Q I L I T I ES.

1 I T H A T t S FUNNY* I JUST SHAVED T H l S MORNING."

I IWH~TES? KHAKIS? C ~ V V I E S ? JUST WHAT 15

THE UNIFORM-OF-THE-DAY, ANY WAY?^^

n R E A D THE S IGN -- 13-15 TRUEIrr

F R O M BULL E N S I G N TO l l B 0 0 T JGll

OTHER LESS F O R M A L CEREMONIES INCLUDED

SUCH EVENTS A 5 ENS GAMBLE 1tDROPPIN.E THE

BOOT11 W H E N MR. CORNUE MADE LTJG, " S E L L I N G "

AND I 'CHRISTEN INGlI O U R VARIOUS PROJECTS,

REENLISTMENTS AND, OF COURSE, OUR O W N

7964 S E A B E E BIRTHDAY BALL. OUR SEABEE QUEEN, M I S S TONlTA COELLO, A S T U D E N T O F T H E :

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RECO, WAS PERHAPS OUR

MOST t M P R E S S l V E GUEST (NO RELFECTION,

AOMIRALSI).

!l CONGRATULATIONS, SHOEMAKEL'"

I I P S S S T ,.. YOUR S L I P I S SHOWING+l l RE INA 1.1

TrRETREAT, H E L L & W E l R E ADVANCING

I N THE OPPOSITE D IRECTION&"

A L L READY ON THE R I G H T -- A L L READY ON THE L E F T -- ETC.

SMOKEY THE B E A R S A Y S , !'BREAK YOUR MATCHES

I N T W O AND F I E L D - S T R I P A L L BUTTS -- H E L P

PREVENT FOREST FIRES.1'

"JUST L I K E M I L K I N G A COW *. SQUEEZE, DONIT JERK.n

".&. " - +*. " ~ , - - --MI- --- - " - w-

TIYOU CAN T E L L IT1 S MATEL: 1TrS SWELL.Tl

THROUGHOUT T W E CAR l BBEAN OEPLOY MENT THE BAT- T A L I O N M A I N T A I N E D A HIGH STANDARD OF M I L I T A R Y

READINESS I N ADDIT ION TO IT S CONSTRUCTION CAP-

A B I L I T I E S . EACH NEW MAN WAS PUT THROUGH A

RIGOROUS TWO-WEEK TRAIN lNG COURSE 1PI WH l CH

HE BECAME F A M I L I A R W I T H THE NOMENCLATURE

AND OPERATION OF MODERN CONVENTlONAL WARFARE

WEAPONS AND T A C T I C S

I

, .

H I T THE BEACWI

a <.. AND T H E SEABEE5 GO ROLLING ALONG. B

d -3

n ENEMYn HEADQUARTERS

THE C.P. TEEPEE

J O H N WAYNE NEVER HAD I T SO GOOD.

I N S P I T E OF A HEAVY CONSTRUCTION WORKLOAD AND THE L A S T

M INVTE FRENZY BEFORE PACKYP FROM PUERTO RICO, MCB SEVEN

TOOK T W O DAYS O F F IN MARCH T O T E S T I T S M I L I T A R Y S T A M I N A

AND IMPROVE I T S DEFENSIVE F IGHTING S K I L L S UNDER IN-

STRUCTION OF THE BEST TEACHER KNOWN -- EXPERIENCE*

UNDER SIMULATED COMBAT CONDITIONS WE !ln~r THE BEACH"

OF VlEQUES I S L A N D AND SLOWLY, CAUTIOUSLY MARCHED

TO OUR OBJECTIVE TWO MILES DOWN THE BEACH. HERE W E

CONDUCTED A F U L L - S C A L E DEFENSE EXERCISE (DEFEX)

T H A T WOULD HAVE APPEARED TO THE ONLOOKER AS AN A L L -

OUT WAR.

SORRY. T H A T ' S NO L O N G E R THE

PASSWORD . . . . BANGLl l

l l W E L L , WE M I S S E D THE TANK BUT T H E

BACK-BLAST B L E W A W A Y OUR C.P."

P.O.W.~S H A R A S S M E N T & INTERROGATION, I NC.

A L L Y - A L L Y - IN - F R E E 1

I lYOU CAN TAKE M Y R I F L E AND A L L MY AMMO,

BUT DON'T TAKE MY M & M CHOCOLATE-COVERED

PEANUTS. 11

50 PERCENT A L E R T

'11 BET GOOD HOUSEKEEPING WOULD NEVER

RECOMMEND T H I S STUFF11

~ D E R FUI-IRER? . . . VONRUTLEDGE H E R E . GOT ANYTHING YOU WANNA SWAP FOR H A M AND L I M A

BEANS? ? ? 11

TANK ATTACK -- COURTESY O F ROMMEL €2 FRIENDS . . C

RECON PATROL

,. . *... '.\ - + ;-

C

ITHEY. SKIPPER1 LOOK WHAT 1 FOUND."

AUGGIE DOGGIE TAKES A tlCOCONUT BREAK11

1IALRlCHT ALREADY, I'LL COYER IT UPL" 8

TELL SOMGRODY 1 V W CARES

rl , ,. - . - . ' , ' . . -

,>$..T . !,. .- <' ' ' - ,

y'p -,. . . - ,*y, ,-- :-A:;

I... . .4-

- . +- -

'WHAT, US W O R R Y ? ~ ~

ROUTE 66 (M INUS THE CORVETTE) ABOUT 30 OF OUR MORE SEASONED BEES DONNED T H E UNIFORMS OF

'7ENEEsUsYrr AGGRESSORS AND A T T E M P E O THROUGHOUT T H E TWO-DAY

EXERCISE T O I N F I L T R A T E OUR DEFENSIVE PERIMETER W I T H ANY

AND A L L MEANS AVAILABLE. T H E S E INCLUDED W I L D A L L - O U T

ASSAULTS. S I L E N T M l DN IGHT SNEAK-ATTACKS, AND S l M U L A T E D

"TANK ATTACKS?( . F L A R E S B U R S T A L L N IGHT LONG S IGNALING

R I F L E M E N AND MACHINE-GUNNERS ON THE M A I N L I N E O F RE-

S ISTANCE (MLR) T O INCREASE OR DECREASE FIRE-POWER AS

LOOKOUTS A N D RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS K E P T THE COMMAND

POST tNFORiMED OF THE P R O X I M I T Y OF AGGRESSORS. AFTER A L L PATROLS HAD RETURNED TO CAMP AND I T W A S APPARENT

WE HAD l rWON THE WAR, 11 THE B A T T A L I O N BEGAN THE HIKE

BACK T O T H E LANDING SITE. I T H A 0 BEEN A HOT AND T I R I N G

TWO DAYS, BUT A L L HANDS AGREED WHEN WE REACHED THE

LANDING T H A T THE WHOLE THING WAS WORTH IT. A T THE END OF THE ROAD WAS A P L E A S A N T SURPRISE . . . A TRUCK-LOAD

OF I C E . . . AND COLO BEER.

A PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE

-- . . .. -

CORONA T I M E

ANYONE KNOW A L U L L A B Y F O R E X A U S T E D SEABEES'?

ST, T H O M A S MAY BE THE TOP F U N SPOT OF THE

V I R G I N I S L A N D S BUT I T WAS CLEAR 70 T H E 60 MEN

OF ECHO COMPANY T H A T W E WOULD HAVE TO PAY

FOR OUR FUN WlTH SWEAT AND TOIL. T H E ST. lrTn

PHASE OF T H E CARIBBEAN DEPLOYMENT BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 1964. A D I F F I C U L T PROJECT HERE WAS

THE B U I L D I N G OF A SMALL BOAT LAUNCHING RAMP

WHICH REQUIRED A LARGE EARTH COFFERDAM TO

A L L O W FORM lNG E IGHT FEET BELOW T H E NORMAL

OCEAN LEVEL. I N ADDITION, W E HAD TO SCARIFY,

GRADE, AND COMPACT 7,000 YARDS OF E X I S T l N G

ROADWAY AND PARKING AREA. W E THEN COATED

T H I S AREA WITH A CRUSHED ROCK AND BlTUMlNOUS

SURFACE.

SHERAPON ECHO

1'. . AND THE TRAVELLNG SALESMAN S A l D TO

1

IF AND WHEN YOU MAKE C H I E F , YOU TOO CAN WEAR KHAKIS,,'

ON P IER ALPHA W E I N S T A L L E D 183 LENGTHS O F CONDUIT

I N S T A L L E D THREE ADJUSTABLE POLES, 12 FLOOD

L IGHTS, A P A N E L BOARD, AND E I G H T WATERPROOF

L i G H T l N t RECEPTICALS.

R E P A I R S T O THE T W O BARRACKS INCLUDED REPLACING

A L L FRESH AND HOT WATER L I N E S IN B U I L D I N G NO. 18,

REPLACING A L L S A L T WATER L I N E S W l T H P L A S T I C

L I N E S , REPAIRS T O ROOFS W I T H A COVERING OF GLASS

CLOTH A N D COLD PROCESS ADHESIVE, REPAIRS T O 15

WINDOWS AND S I X DOORS I N B U l h D l N G NO. 10,

E L E C T R I C A L REPAIRS TO BOTH BUILDINGS, A F I R E

A L A R M S Y S T E M FOR B U I L D I N G NO. 18, AND OTHER

11 MISCELLANEOUS11 REPAIRS T O BOTH.

'9. , . AND

' A R M E R . . .I'

THE FARMER S A l D TO THE T R A V E L I N G SALESMAN. . .'I

U~PRESSED? THERE1 S S T I L L MORE. WE BLADED, SCARIF IED

AND COMPACTED 4 , 0 0 0 L INEAR FEET OF ROADWAY, PROVIDED

A SIX-INCH SELECT F I L L SURFACE, AND E IGHT REINFORCED

CONCRETE PIPE CULVERTS FOR THE MAGAZINE AREA ROADS.

ALTHOUGH STARTED BEHZND SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF L A T E

MATERIAL DELIVERY, THE ST. THOMAS PROJECTS WERE

NEARLY COMPLETE WHEN I T C A M E T I M E F O R THE BATTALIOM

TO RETURN TO DAVISVILLE. W E L E F T BEHIND ONLY A S M A L L

REAR ECHELON T O APPLY THE F I N I S H I N G TOUCHES.

ALL THESE PROJECTS WERE DONE ON AND AROUND THE UNDERWATER D E M O L I T I O N T E A M TRAINING F A C I L I T Y AND 1T

WAS WITH THE WDTlS T H A T W E L I V E D , WORKED AND

1'PLAYED.n

THE ST. THOMAS GROUP WAS HEADED BY L T J G OXLEY AND

HIS nRIGHT-HAND-MAN, 11 SENIOR CH lEF YERASHUNAS, OF.

CTACHMENT QUEBEC FAME. . ... . 1tKNOCK O F F THE HORSE-PLAY, L E E I ' "

-

" P A Y M E ft-[AT F I N , MEYER, OR l l L L L E T 6 0 . 1 7

2 "MY N A M E ' S NEAL.?' n M Y NAME'S LEEMAN.r'

! IIDON1T LOOK N O W , BUT THAT P E S T Y PHOTOGRAPHER I S AROUND AGAIN-I?

T H E S E MEN E L E C T R I F I E D P I E R ALPHA

EXPECT SPECIAL L IBERTY AFTER THIS JOB, CWIEF,l l

ROADWAY T O MAGAZINE AREA

LAUNCHING R A M P NEARS COMPLETION

CONVENlENT SPOT FOR A JOBSITE:

HOT SKINNY -- S T R A I G H T F R O M THE TOP A L L THEY NEED 1 5 A DUNCE CAP

L E W I S A T THE CON I

4. ,p * '-+ , \. . - :?-" * , - -1 -- .Lj

TOO MANY CHIEFS, TOO F E W INDIANS.

17WHAT A TIME T O R U N OUT O F MEXll'

R I N G T H E BELL AND W I N A CIGAR8

BOARDING T H E USS YORK COUNTY (LST- 1175)

I N O A V I S V I L L E -- d o DECREES

W E WAD A LOT TO BE PROUD O F A T VIECIUES AND AT ST, I O M A S , BUT THE HIGH SPOT O F OUR DEPLOYMENT WAS

DOSEVELT ROADS F O R MOST OF THE BATTALION.

4E M A I N BODY OF THE B A T T A L I O N ARRtVED AT T'ROQSEYn

'4 t9 NOVEMBER, 1963. HERE WE RESURFACED ROADS.

ISTALLED 4160 V O L T FEEDER CABLES. D I D R E H A B I L I T A T I O N ORK ON A WATER F l LTRATlOPl P L A N T , R A l SED 600 FEET - RAILROAD, AND B U I L T A NEW ADDIT ION TO THE P U B L I C

ORKS BUILDING. THERE WAS ALSO THE P I E R JOBS FOR HIGH WE HAD T O SEND A NUMBER OF MEN TO SPECIAL

V E R l S SCHOOL T O LEARN THE UNUSUAL S K I L L S NEEDED

3R THE TASK. THE P I E R JOBS WERE AMONG T H E F I R S T

?OJECTS UNDERTAKEN AND THE L A S T TO BE COMPLETED,

-L OF T H I S W A S I N ADDIT ION TO ROUTINE CAMP M A I N -

ZNANCE, M I L I T A R Y TRAIN ING AND TECHNICAL TRAINING. 4EY WERE A L L B I G JOBS AND W E D l 0 TIHEM THE BEST W E

4EW WOW W H I L E B I G M E N OF THE NAVY LOOKED ON AND VIILED.

E D I D OTHER THINGS T H A T ARE WORTH MENTIONING. W E

IARNED HOW T O DEFEND WHAT W E B U I L D I N THE S T Y L E

I A T WOULD EVEN MAKE W W l l SEABEES STAND UP AND

4KE NOTE.

E LICKED THE PANTS OFF S O F T B A L L AND B A S K E T B A L L

I A M S , LENGTHENED THE CHOW L I N E , FILLED UP THE

-UB EL SCORPION, BOOSTED THE ECONOMY O F THE

I A R B Y TOWN OF CE I BA, L E F T MANY FOOTPRINTS I N THE

\ N O S O F L U Q Y I L L O BEACH, AND GENERALLY L E T PUERTO

CO KNOW T H A T W E WERE AROUND.

-.: ;:.. -- I - .

A R R I V A L I N PUERTO RICO -- 80 DEGREES

ALPHA COMFANY ~ ~ H O N C H O S ~ l

M C QUEENTS P U B L I C 0 S E R V I C E

MIHONEST, S I R , W E ' R E JUST r ~ - r I N G

O L D MAlD.11 L*

I lTHE S IGN S A Y 5 KEEP OUT, 50

WETRE KEEPING OUT."

THIEL'S HANGOUT -- 1 -

TIWHAT1 S 5 0 FUNNY, T E R R I L L ? ~ ~ -

111 COULD HAVE SWORE W E TOOKlEM

OUT O F HEREl l '

1lTHEY KNOW SOMETHING'S MISSING, BUT

THEY CAN'T QUlTE FIGGER OUT WHAT."

PORTABLE... ... ASPHALT.... .... P L A N T

L.H.5. OPERATORS

P E A P l C K E R l S PAVERS

ALPHA COMPANY W A S SOMETW ING T O BRAG ABOUT,

TOO.

WITI-l LTJG F E R M O RAM-RODDING, WE ~rHERDEDlr A

COUPLE M I L L I O N DOLLARS WORTH OF HEAVY

EQUIPMENT A L L O V E R ROOSEY ROADS, AND HAD A

HAND I N JUST ABOUT EVERY PROJECT THERE WAS.

THE ONE PROJECT WE R E A L L Y CAN CALL OUR OWN

W A S THE ROADWORK. W E SCARIFIED, BLADED AND

COMPACTED 4.58 M I L E S OF ROAD, AND H A U L E D

5,000 YARDS O F SELECT F I L L M A T E R I A L AND 2,000

YARDS O F S T A B l L l ZED BASE COURSE AGGREGATE

TO INCREASE ROAD ELEVATION ALONG A 2,200-

FOOT D l STANCE.

TO GIVE IT THAT FINISHING TOUCHrr W E LAID

TWO INCHES OF ASPHALT ON THE ROADS AND RE-

SURFACED TFIE PARKING L O T I N S I D E G A T E NO. 1.

LAUDING THE EO'S H A S ITS PROPER PLACE HERE,

BUT THEY COULDN 'T H A V E DONE I T WITHOUT THE

HELP O F THE C M ' S WHO WERE ON THE JOB A L L OF THE TIME KEEPING OUR ROLL ING STOCK AND

MACHINERY WORKING L l K E F I N E : WATCFIES.

F R O N T END LOADER A T WORK

GATE ONE COMPLETION PARADE I

"PUT YOUR BACKS 1N I T . MENI"

m-. CABLE SPLIC ING T I M E

tr S M I L E 1 YOUIRE ON CANDID CAMERA.lt

W E HAD OUR HANDS FULL I N BRAVO COMPANY. TOO.

F I R S T WAS THE 4 1 6 0 V O L T FEEDER SYSTEM L I N E T O

THE DRY DOCK. T H E C E ' S REPAIRED TWO HIGH-

VOLTAGE FEEDERS FROM THE POWER P L A N T T O THE

ORYOOCK SUBSTATIONa I f INCLUDED REMOVING

EX1 S T I N G SINGLE CQNDUCTOR CABLES AND CLEAN-

ING OUT THE DUCTS W I T H MANDREL AND W I R E

BRUSH. THEN W E FULLEO I N THE NEW CABLE AND

MADE 23 SPLICES. SOUND SIMPLE? RIOT SOI THE

LENGTH OF THAT CABLE WAS 8,200 F E E T LONG111

STLLL MORE1 THE F I L T R A T I O N PLANT WAS NO

SPARE T I M E TASK FOR THE U T l S , E ITHER. W E

REPLACED T E N G A T E VALVES AND F IVE CHECK

VALVES I N T H E PUMP ROOM AND INSTALLED A SIX-

INCH GATE VALVE AND 60 LINEAR FEET O F DRAIN

P I P E TO THE I N L E T CHANNEL OF THE SED-

IMENTATION BASIN. THEN W E INSTALLED ONE 16-

INCH CHECK VALVE IN T H E M A I N WATER DISTRIBUTION

L I N E . DON'

WAS A LOT GRAND1

T L E T THE BIG WORKS THROW YOU. I T

OF WORK AND I T COST MORE THAN WINE

rlHOPE THE JUICE IS TURNED OFF.1'

17 15 THlS T H E SHORT-CUT T O

LUQU l LLD BEACH ? 11

CAMP IMPROVEMENT -- A NEVER-

ENDING TASK

H l L L r S H E R O

BEAL' S BOY 5

! WHAT A WAY TO SPEND C H R I S T M A S 1

WATER FELT R A T I O N P L A N T

MORE SECURE THAN GLUE

"DURHAM, STOP DANCING AND COOK

AT THE CAPnERAlrl

BRAVO COMPANY O F F l C E

6 COMPANY CARPENTERS

ONE L A S T I T E M THAT MUST BE MENTIONED 1 5 THE

HEAVY EQUIPMENT SHOP WHICH OUR SW'S BUILT

FOR THE NAVAL STATlOPl P U B L I C WORKS DEPARTMENT.

W E ERECTED A 24 X 96 FOOT LEAN-TO T Y P E STRUCTURE

AS AN ADDIT ION T O BUILDING NO. 31. THE BUILDING

WAS OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION W I T H A TREATED

CONCRETE DECK AND A CORRUGATED ASBESTOS CEMENT ROOF.

ON TOP OF T H E S E JOBS ( W H I L E W E WERE CO RE STING^^), BRAVO COMPANY PLAYED A LARGE PART IN THE RE-

H A B I L I T A T I O N AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SEAEEE

CAMP.

ANDY G R I F F I N O N THE POLE

MIOH HUM ..+ ONLY ONE M O R E MONTH.!!

NOW YOU CAN D I A L D IRECT T O

UPPER SLOBOLl A

M A I L FROM HOME

THE MEN OF CHARLIE COMPANY UNDERTOOK O N E OF THE

BIGGEST WORK EFFORTS AT ROOSEY, AND PITCHED I N

WHERE NEEDED ON MOST OF THE OTHER PROJECTS, TOO.

THIS WORK INVOLVED THREE PROJECTS RELATING TO

P I E R REPAIR. THESE INCLUDED REPLACING PILINGS OF

NEARLY EVERY TYPE IMAGINABLE -- DRIVEN PILES,

SOCKET PILES AND SUSPENDED PILING.

THE MAJOR PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED WAS DAMAGE TO THE FENDER SYSTEMS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION WORK.

CIVIL IAN BARGES AND NAVY VESSELS WERE CONTINUALLY

USING THE FACIL IT IES, MAKING tT NECESSARY FOR US TO

REPAIR ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED WORK BEFORE THE

FlNlSHlNG TOUCHES COULD BE MADE.

ANOTHER PROBLEM WAS SCHEDULING THE WORK ACCORD-

ING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PIERS. W O R K H A D TO

BE ACCOMPLISHED WHEN NO SHIPS WERE TIED UP A T THE: PARTICULAR PlER BEING WORKED ON.

S E V E N I S OWN LLOYD BRlDGERS

IIMAN, THIS CREOSOTE BURNS#n

IrJUST LIKE PULLING TEETH.11

C H A R L I E COMPANY OFFICE

r1..mvAND BOLTON, YOUILL GO DOWN AND

OUT FOR A LONG PASS.^

5rl-r W ~ L L FIT IF YOU GET YOUR ? X A S & ? L FOOT OUT OF THE WAY& fr

" 'SAW? NAILS? HEY, WE'RE MECHANICSf n

'"UPPOSE WE GOT_ ENOUGH MEN TO HANDLE THIS JOB-^"

GANDY DANCERS

t SWEET CHARLIE BROWN - -

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THE CROWNING BLOW

I'WMMMM. 1 WONDER W H A T T H I S --- ----- I S GOING TO BE." - --

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---AUD ME NEXT TIME YOU SALlJTE---

TAKE TBE BAMMED OUT o F YCILJE HAND! CHARLIE: COMPANY MASCOT

FOR THE F l R S T T I M E IN SEVERAL YEARS SEABEES UNDERTOOK

THE REBUILDING OF A RAILROAD. W E R I P P E D UP AND R E L A I D 600 FEET OF TRACK E IGHT INCHES ABOVE THE ORIGINAL BED. T H I S

JOB W A S REQUIRED I N CONNECTlON W I T H T H E E L E V A T I O N OF THE

APPROACH ROAD TO GATE NO. i.

"YEA, WElRE I N C COMPANY -- SO WHAT?!? !~

A KEY PART OF T H E JOB REQUIRED T H A T THE RAILROAD BE U S A B L E

BY 1 JANUARY, WHEN THE SUGAR CANE HARVEST SEASON BEGAN.

WE STARTED ON THE PROJECT SHORTLY AFTER THE B A T T A L I O N I S

ARRIVAL AT ROOSEY ROADS I N LATE NOVEMBER. WE HAD A REAL

TIGHT SCHEDULE FOR SUCH A B I G JOB, AND W E WERE BUCKING

BAD WEATHER ALMOST EVERY STEP OF T H E WAY, HOWEVER, THE

JOB WAS F I N I S H E D R IGHT ON SCHEDULE. TO DO THIS WE HAD TO

WORK SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND EXTENDED HOURS U N T I L T H E JOB

WAS DONE.

ON 2 JANUARY, ROBERT F. ANDERSON, F I E L D MANAGER FOR THE C.

BREWER COMPANY, INC., THE LOCAL SUGAR COMPANY, DROVE THE

CEREMONIAL rtGoLnlr SPIKE MARKING THE OFFIC IAL OPENING OF

THE SEAQEE-BUl LT RAILROAD.

THE RACKETEERS

HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 1 5 OFTEN JOK l NGLY REFERRED TO

AS 'TOVERHEAD,r' BUT DURING T H l S DEPLOYMENT WE WERE

ANYTHING BUT. T H l S COMPANY I S COMFRISED OF SURVEYORS,

DRAFTSMEN, AND A L L OTHER RATINGS INDIRECTLY CONCERNED

WITH THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION ASSIGNMENTS. H COMPANY

I S THE SUPPORT GROUP THAT ENABLES THE BATTALION TO

OPERATE AS A SELF-SUSTAINING UNIT, AND W E DID EYERY-

THING FROM BANDAGING SORE THUMBS TO WRlTlNG REPORT

CHITS.

WE SURVEYED AND CHARTED AND MADE BLUE PRINTS. WE

CUT HAIR, WASHED CLOTHES, CURED THE SICK. LAME, AND

LAZY. PLANNED AND EXECUTED MIL ITARY AND TECHNICAL

TRAINING, AND PAID MAN*

lTWELL, I F W E MUST WORK, W E MIGHT AS

W E L L TAKE ALONG SOME EQUIPMENT.1'

WHAT A LIFE8

i tA LITTLE NONSENSE NOW AND THEN....rl

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T R A I N I N G -- HAVE PINS: W I L L ASSIGN1

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11WERE IT I S 1 NO, 1743A-0007535-25900Ot.......

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M A C & PAT

CONLEY AND DOC GIFFORD -- THE SWEATER REMOVERS

WOHG LEE DACKTS LAUNDRY -- 24 DAY SERVICE

CANNON COCKERS

DAVl IJ AND ELLORAS -- MOP CHOPPERS

S H E R I F F I S O F F I C E

1TDEFINlTE S Y M P T O M S OF R I C K E T T S I A

TSUTSUGAMUSH 1 l j -- M E D I C A L DEPARTMENT

T H E FCtS RAN THE M A I L , T H E D E N T I S T D R I L L E D TEETH, THE M A A ~ S KEPT THE PEACE, AND THE G M * S MAIN- TAINED T H E WEAPONS.

SUPPLY DEPARTMENT'S S K l S HAD THEIR HANDS F U L L

ORDERING AND RECEIV ING A STEADY STREAM OF

M A T E R I A L S OF A L L K I NOS. PERSONNEL-AOM tU OFFICE TOOK CARE OF THE TROOPS! RECORDS AND HANDLED

THE BULK O F THE B A T T A L I O N ~ S PAPERWORK AND T H E COOKS AND SOTS K E P T OUR B E L L I E S FULL. A L L I N

A L L , H COMPANY D l 0 A GOOD JOB K E E P I N G T H E M E N HEALTHY, HAPPY AND COMFORTABLEI

nCET THOSE REBOUNDSlll

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SURE STRIKE

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T U M B L I N G TUMBLE-BEE

J U M P BALL

GO1 001 GO1 HUFFIN1 AND PUFFIN'

HEAVE1 11GllwME A BREAK GIRLS1 ONE AT A TIME111

THERE'S NOTHING L I K E AN ACTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM TO ROUND

OFF THE SOMETIMES SHARP CORNERS OF AN OPERATIONAL

DEPLOYMENT -- AND W E H A D J U S T THAT. WE P A R T I C I P A T E D

I N THE N A V A L STATION B A S K E T B A L L , V O L L E Y B A L L , GOLF,

BOWL1 NG, AND SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS AND DID W E L L I N EACH. W E CONDUCTED A B A T T A L I O N O L Y M P I C

DAY, COMPANY VERSUS COMPANY: NOT NEARLY A S BtG AS

T H E 1960 ROMAN O L Y M P I C S BUT JUST A S MUCH FUN1 WE

ALSO E S T A B L I SW ED OUR OWN INTRAMURAL BOWL1 NG LEAGUE

WHICH HAD AN E X T R E M E L Y SUCCESSFUL F IVE-MONTH

SCHEDULE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, PUERTO R I G 0 OFFERED

SOME E X C E L L E N T OPFORTUN IT1 ES FOR I N D l V l D U A L S TO P A R T I C I P A T E I N JUST ABOUT EVERY l M A G I NARCE WARM-

WEATHER SPORT. S P E C I A L SERVICES BACKED U P A L L

A C T I V I T I E S TO THE F U L L E S T E X T E N T RESULTING 3N A

WELL-ROUNDED SPORTS PROGRAM.

EVERYTHING I S AVAl LABLE AT LUQU l LLO BEACH l r B l G MIKE11 F INALLY GOES DOWN

THATrB T W O W A Y 5 OF KEEPING COOL tfCAN'T SLEEP I N T H I S JEEP, BROWNIE.

YOLITRE NOT COMMlSSlONEO.~ l

PEOPLE-TO'PBOPLE PROGRAM

BEACH BUMS

P O P ' S THREE STOOGES

COMBAT READY

CORONA K I D S

BATTALION P I C N I C

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GEORGE SAYLOR -- SPECIAL SERVICES

B E F O R E ....

9 B E L I E V E 1T O R NOT, ITIS ALIVE1

rlGUNNE'flr HAMPTONl S PORTABLE OUTHOUSE

"FROM NOW O N , MR. BAUER, I REFUSE TO WORK AFTER MIDNIGHTI"

8 2 l r . . . . l F ONE OF THE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN

TO F A L L , T H E E 'LL BE **.." % P "NOW L E T ' S T R Y SOME OF THAT SEABEE CHOW

I HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT.

SEABEE'S 22ND ANNIVERSARY B A L L

WONDER 1F T H E Y EVER G E T CONFUSED?

W A L L FLOWERS

I lWASHA MADDA, BAILEY?

"SET 1EM UP, JOEl"

SEVEN'S O L D E S T BEE -- CHIEF TORNOE--

SLICES THE CAKE

P A D R E MUGURIJZA

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BEER S H O W E R .

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SAFETY SELL n 5 H IPS11

TlWECK OF A PLACE T O RUN OUT OF GAS -- NO CORONA STANDS FOR M t LESI"

H A P P Y NEW YEAR1 -- CLUB EL GRINGO

MCB SEVEN INST XI2345 -- HOW TO PACK YOUR FOOTLOCKER

FOUR DAYS ON THE LEAN- F A Y - f l L T -- THEN H O M E . . . .

FOLLOWING THE A D M l N INSPECTlON W E HAD LESS THAN A WEEK

FOR T H E FINAL STAGES O F PACK-UP, AND THE BATTALION

BEGAN BUZZING W I T H FERVOR CHARACTERIST IC OF HOME-BOUND

GEAEEES. MANY W O R K E D N IGHT AND OAY TO GET THE USS GRANT

COUNTY ILST 1174) LOADED TO TAKE US HOME.

THEN, AFTER F I V E A N D A HALF MONTHS OF T O I L UNDER THE HOT

PUERTO R [CAN SUN I T W A S T I ME TO TURN OUR FACES TOWARD

THE NORTH, LEAVING BEHIND US F I N I S H E D PROJECTS, SWAYING

P A L M S , AND T H A T M Y R I A D OF AIRBORNE TERROR -- THE MINIIS.

T ITHISILL GlWE YOU SOMETHING E L S E TO

TALK ABOUT, HORNSBY.