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Description 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).
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/23746141162 (archive). It was reviewed on 12 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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