Keywords: people monochrome Lot-9433-9: The U.S. Navy Sets Up New Construction Battalion To Build Allied Defense Bases. To establish now Allied defense bases wherever they are needed, the U.S. Navy has organized a construction battalion, nicknamed “The Seabees.” They will be a mobile unit, trained in all phases of construction – from digging a ditch to building quarters for troops. Shown: At the headquarters building they are given their tools – for these, picks and shovels. Office of War Information Photograph, 16-22 April 1942. Original photograph is small. (2015/12/18). Lot-9433-9: The U.S. Navy Sets Up New Construction Battalion To Build Allied Defense Bases. To establish now Allied defense bases wherever they are needed, the U.S. Navy has organized a construction battalion, nicknamed “The Seabees.” They will be a mobile unit, trained in all phases of construction – from digging a ditch to building quarters for troops. Shown: At the headquarters building they are given their tools – for these, picks and shovels. Office of War Information Photograph, 16-22 April 1942. Original photograph is small. (2015/12/18). |