European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Seabee Rush ashore with a Pontoon causeway Over which heavy equipment will be driven from ship to Beach unt for combat. Came about from from the initials action battalion. Men of world War i dangerous Fields of were natural fighter Ailca Capa Buigues and on in the Jungles Aithan the enemy. They Cope with loneliness were ready for Battle military training. A were the Mountain built Hoover dam it bad tunnelled under the human spiders who had Over the Golden Gate cat skinners and Dock Ned up to build a 10,000 Man were  shipped overseas they built a string of filing from the Rhine reaches of the South the very Doorstep of they did All this under possible. I of these advanced bases Many aided operations Tail unloading supplies enemy fire but the mating existing enemy and Airfield As Well obstacles. The in bees in Licking these problems earned for them their can do motto. The Seabee gained Fame for their construction shortcuts and spit and string innovations they developed during combat construction. Pihe Seabee proved to be excellent Al defensive troops under fire. They underwent their first actual combat Dur ing the Battle. For Henderson Field at Guadalcanal where the 6th in pitched into help the marines defend the Airstrip. Even with fighting going on and despite shortage of equipment they rebuilt the Field. Although a target for almost daily bombings Henderson Field was never out of operating condition for More than fou hours at a time. The Seabee using every thing from helmets to trucks filled bomb craters As fast As they appeared. Later Over in the Mediterranean the 1006th detachment Rode pontoons in to the shallow beaches of Salerno under heavy fire from the Hills above. They were exposed like sitting ducks and casualties ran As High As 23 per cent. The 40th bees were presented the army distinguished unit badge by Gen Douglas Macarthur for action in March 1944 on los Negros Island the key to the Admi rallies. Landing at a time when the army s dismounted cavalry units were barely a Leto hold their own they drove their Bull dozers into the Jungle Clearing the Way for the troops. During the night harassed by infiltrating enemy troops they adopted infantry tactics in self defense scouting pockets of resistance and spotting Pill boxes. Then while the enemy was being pushed Back they went about their As signed task of repairing the Airstrip and building support facilities. When the Seabee found they were the target of an enemy airborne Landing on Okinawa they dropped their tools an grabbed their carbines. By Dawn they had killed or captured every member of the invading forces. In addition to building and fighting the Seabee also handled the loading and unloading of ships throughout the world wide War zone in a venture thai was described As the biggest Steve doring Jobin  with War won the Seabee did t Lay Down their tools. They began building to assure the peace which they helped achieve. Today you la still find the Seabee in Al Corners of the world carrying on with the same old determination and can do spirit building Polaris missile support full list sin Scotland Mountain moving in the Philip Pines and building houses and pipelines in Spain. It pouring Ihor installations on Guam during latter part of Worff War a Seabee building a Road on Mirau Island in the Southwest Pacific in March 1944 5, 1962 the stars and stripes