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I was one of the first Navy Seabees 

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John McCurdy from Gibson, Iowa
He served a one of the first Navy Seabee's (construction battalion) during WWII. In this video he talks about growing up in small town Iowa, the great depression, his life in the South Pacific (Guadalcanal, Bougainville, New Caledonia)
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@lucyshaw5756
@lucyshaw5756 Месяц назад
my great uncle was a Seabee in the 105th. I've learned so much about this brave, resilient men doing research on them for a family history school project.
@brentsole527
@brentsole527 Месяц назад
My grandfather was a part of the 40th Seabees in WWII. Real men.
@TrayDyer38
@TrayDyer38 3 года назад
My Grandfather was with the 75th Seabees New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, Bougainville.. I’ve got all of his photographs he brought back from the war. Their all from Bougainville.
@lorenherrick8722
@lorenherrick8722 Год назад
My grandfather was part of the 1st Seabees…. I have his albums…. And great trench art. God bless everyone of these men for what they all saw and went through…. Truly, the bravest and greatest generation….
@gwiz1100
@gwiz1100 2 года назад
First Thank You for our service. My dad signed up Dec.7 1944 at 17 and spent 2 yrs' in NCB 147 in japan then got out, then my uncle told me dad sold a rifle to him and hitch hiked to ca. and joined ACB 1 and spent almost 5 yrs. and saw action in Korea.
@timothy4664
@timothy4664 2 года назад
My grandfather was too. Served in Davisville in 1943 and then assigned to the USS Pentheus. Quartermaster
@1967lathrop
@1967lathrop 3 года назад
Thank you. I love the story from our warriors. This is the best way to get history from the old timers. I watch you content for days and love it all.
@josephkelly4214
@josephkelly4214 3 года назад
I came recently came across my Uncle's scrap book - He was Seebee 58th Battalion, Company B, 2nd Platoon. Some great stuff in there.
@emilymcfadden4360
@emilymcfadden4360 2 года назад
Dad was in noumea, new caledonia with the 20th ncb. Camp seabee was established at Noumea, 20th did a lot of prep before NCB 53 arrived.
@theAverageJoe25
@theAverageJoe25 2 года назад
my grandfather was one of the early seabees as well, I don't know what unit he was in but I do know that he was deployed to Okinawa
@nkmio
@nkmio 2 года назад
Same here! My grandfather was deployed to Okinawa
@emilymcfadden4360
@emilymcfadden4360 2 года назад
Dengue fever, boils, malaria, scrub typhus, stinging centipedes, snakes...the pacific was hellish, many died of bad water, combat, and disease.
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