World War II Photos
Adm. Ben Moreell Photo The 53rd “A Great outfit!”
The famous New York Daily News cartoonist and former WW2 Marine Bill Gallo made this drawing for a WW2 Seabee friend. They first met in a cave on Saipan.
The 53rd at Vella Lavella
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Guam, invaded in July, '44, meant the retaking of an American possession lost to the Japs in the early part of the war. There was a lot of sentiment in this fight for Guam. Every man was out to do his best. Causeways were launched but could only go into the reef where supplies were loaded onto vehicles and taken ashore over the coral reef. Barges were kept busy going from ship to reef where LVT's took up the load and carried it onto the beach. From their many hidden gun batteries, the Japs made many attempts to drive off the supply line but the troops ashore finally knocked these positions out. Contributed by John Ratomski |
53rd Seabees bridge construction.
The 53rd Leaving Guadalcanal for the Bougainville campaign.
The 53rd on Bougainville!
53rd on Bougainville.
Working on Marine Drive Bougainville.
Marine Drive.
Jap Bombers scored a direct hit on Gas & oil dump on
Bougainville.
8,000 drums were set on fire. Marines & Seabees battled the flames for 30 hours
before getting it under control.
Jack and Brown (first cousins)
Reed, Baldwin, Hott, Brown, Dix
On Bikini Jack Baldwin on right, "Moose the Diver" next to him, then Simms
Coming home Hott, Baldwin, Reed, Brown