Born in Ôthe hellish aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Õ the Seabees began as barely armed civilians with no military training. They had an average age of 35. GIÕs would joke, ÒNever hit a Seabee, for his son might be a Marine.o AmericaÕs bulldozing, jungle-hacking, ÔJap-crackingÕ Construction Battalion or the Seabees (ÔC.B.Õs) soon proved themselves miracle-construction-workers in seemingly impassable combat zones. Before World War 2, Marines were the ones to Ôget their first, Õ but the need for roads in the muddy battlefields of the Pacific meant that claim would pass to the Construction Battalion. Their early motto was ÔCan Do!Õ
| Author: William Bradford Huie |
| Publisher: Lulu.com |
| Publication Date: Jul 08, 2018 |
| Number of Pages: 126 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback/History |
| ISBN-10: 1387933000 |
| ISBN-13: 9781387933006 |
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