Download or read book Seabee Book World War Two the 133rd NCB Navy Seabee Iwo Jima Souvenir Newsletter February 19 1945 October 15 1945 written by Kenneth E. Bingham and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-02-04 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a copy of the 133rd NCB Newsletter from Iwo Jima. It tells of the history of the Island and what the 133rd Seabees (attached to the 4th MarDiv) went through during the assault and the construction performed afterwards. It also includes additional history from their cruise book, and a copy of the WW II Seabee Recruiting Book handed out as enticement to experienced tradesmen at various work sites.

Download or read book Seabee Cruise Book 133 written by 133rd Ncb and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seabee Cruise Book-133 Naval Construction Battalion 1943-1945. The 133rd NCB landed with the first waves of Marines on Iwo Jima Feb 19, 1945. The 133rd NCB suffered the highest casualty rate of any Seabee Battalion to date, 43% casualties. Cruise Books are Informal and nonofficial in nature (they sometimes are compared to college yearbooks) These publications offer insights into the daily activities and attitudes from the perspective of a unit's crew. Cruise books dating from the World War II years are rare today, but they are of special note because of the intense interest by veterans, writers, and scholars in a conflict that involved the entire American nation and engulfed most of the rest of the world. Care has been taken to render the best copy possible. However, quality of this book is based on the condition of the original, and current technology available. All proceeds from the sale of this book are donated to non-profit organizations.

Download or read book Seabee Book World War Two Black Hell written by Kenneth E. Bingham and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of histories-both personal and general-including all Seabee units that served on Iwo but concentrating primarily on the U.S. Naval 133rd Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees) that was part of the 4th MARDIV at Iwo Jima. Numerous stories from individuals and news journalists are included to give the reader different perspectives and a thorough overview of the Seabee Iwo Jima experience. The bloody battle on Iwo's beaches and the build-out of the Island are included in detail. Over 200 images are included. The book begins by describing the island and the importance of it from the perspective of both the American and Japanese sides. It tells of the heroic and painful taking of Iwo Jima (Sulphur Island) by the Marines, and of the little known story of the 133rd Seabees that accompanied them during the fiercest part of the assault. Personal stories from the men of the 133rd Seabees are told and numerous pictures are included. A well written colorful chapter about the Seabees on Iwo--by the famous William Bradford Huie--is also included and provides an insight into what the Seabees were, their personalities, their developing lore, and what they sacrificed and accomplished for their country. Another well written chapter by Commander Edmund L. Castillo, USN from his book; The Seabees of World War II is also included. Other Iwo Jima Seabee unit histories are also included. Some of these units--or elements of them--were also part of the initial landing, and others came later. In total, over 7000 builder-fighter Seabees served on Iwo. The story is also about building Iwo's 3 airstrips and the supporting infrastructure built by the Seabees; its runways became some of the longest in the Pacific. A small city was formed on Iwo for thousands of Marine, Navy, Army, Army-Air Force, Seabees and Coast Guard men. The successful take-over of Iwo Jima meant that our heavy bombers--with their fighter escorts--were now within 650 miles of the Japanese mainland. Japan's "inner defenses" were now crushed thus portending the war's outcome. The cost in human life was grim. Part IV describes the 133rd's other battle; the on-going battle for the award of the PUC (Presidential Unit Citation). Hopefully this book will serve as a reinforcement in that quest. This book-with its collection of histories-is designed to serve future generations as a near single-source of information about the critical accomplishments that the men of the Navy Seabees achieved on Iwo Jima--especially the 133rd Seabees.

Download or read book Seabee Book the Pacific War and Battle of Iwo Jima written by Ivan D. Thunder and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a companion to "Her Last Letter" (2006), Ivan D. Thunder's The Pacific War and Battle of Iwo Jima is a series of vignettes of daily Seabee life during and after the Battle of Iwo Jima. A former Lieutenant, CEC, USNR of the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion, Thunder writes with simplicity and candor describing his harrowing, bloody experience landing on the island under enemy fire, and after the island is secure, describes the sneak Japanese attack where even the Army cooks fought them with knives. He then switches to the lighter side of living in a foxhole while mimicking Eleanor Roosevelt. Included in his recollections are essays where Thunder unabashedly expresses his opinion on whether we provoked the Japanese; if the A-bomb was justified; and offers his detailed tribute to Admiral Nimitz. In addition, the chilling diary of a Japanese Marine Officer and a G-2 Intelligence Bulletin recounting a U.S. Merchant Seaman's POW experience, help to round out the Iwo Jima story. Though written by one man, this book transcends the individual and is a testimony to the extraordinary “Can Do!” spirit of the Seabees. As the Greatest Generation passes away, these recollections will serve as a useful primary source for young historians.About the AuthorIvan D. Thunder proudly served in the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion on Iwo Jima in 1945. Her Last Letter was published in 2006. In this second volume of memoirs, Thunder poignantly describes “Seabee” life during one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific. Little wonder he earned the nickname No Problem Thunder.

Download or read book Seabee Book Pieces of Eight written by Eighth Naval Construction Battalion and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains both 8th NCB Cruise Books. It describes the battalion's deployments in Alaska, Iwo Jima and other places in the Pacific. In addition it gives a general overview and history of the Seabees of WW II.

Download or read book From Omaha to Okinawa written by William Bradford Huie and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2012-04-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this rousing sequel to his classic Can Do! The Story of the Seabees, William Bradford Huie continues the saga of the combat trained civilian plumbers, carpenters, heavy equipment operators, wharf builders, and civil engineers who served in the U.S. Navy construction battalions. The story begins in 1944 with the battle for Iwo Jima when the Seabees braved concentrated enemy fire and Iwo's daunting terrain to rig floating causeways, blow up wrecked landing craft, and drive their bulldozers up three terraces that rose from the ocean to secure the beachhead. This book fully chronicles their heroism, including the unforgettable efforts of the men of the 31st Battalion who crawled the length of a landing strip to pick up shrapnel as Japanese snipers fired away. Huie does equal justice to the historic actions of the Seabees on D-Day at Omaha Beach, where they manned fifteen hundred vehicles during the first wave of landings at Normandy. He provides fascinating accounts of the creation and testing of various pierheads, floating steel bridges, and ""Rhino"" ferries. His narrative of Seabee accomplishments is heavily laced with colorful stories of moonshining, brawling, and carousing juxtaposed with compassionate stories of the children in the prisoner of war camps. His enthusiasm for the Seabees gained instant acceptance when this book was first published in 1945 and is often cited as inspiring succeeding generations to rise to the same spirit of devotion and loyalty to their task.

Download or read book Seabee Cruise Book World War Two 33rd U S Naval Construction Battalion 1942 1945 written by 33rd Ncb and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cruise Books are Informal and nonofficial in nature (they sometimes are compared to college yearbooks) These publications offer insights into the daily activities and attitudes from the perspective of a unit's crew. Cruise books dating from the World War II years are rare today, but they are of special note because of the intense interest by veterans, writers, and scholars in a conflict that involved the entire American nation and engulfed most of the rest of the world. Care has been taken to render the best copy possible. However, quality of this book is based on the condition of the original, and current technology available.

Download or read book Adventure of a U S Navy Seabee 1942 1945 written by Frank Wademan Coughtry and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents a collection of four original unedited typewriter manuscripts by Frank Coughtry, describing his experiences as a U.S. Navy Seabee during World War II (1942-1945). Two parts are in daily-type diary format. The highlight portion, Part 3, represents his experiences on the island of Saipan during the Pacific war. Included there are Frank's tales of mundane Seabee living experiences, but also of murder, rape, suicide, desecration and animal consumption of dead Japanese soldiers, inadequate nutrition, poor medical care, inadequate officers, and other hardships. A near-ship mutiny occurrence is described in Part 4. Included sections added by editor Henry Rauch are an introduction, explanatory footnotes, and a Frank Coughtry biography.

Download or read book The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945 written by Derrick Wright and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iwo Jima was the United States Marine Corps' toughest ever battle and a turning point in the Pacific War. In February 1945, three Marine Divisions stormed the island's shores in what was supposed to be a ten-day battle, but they had reckoned without General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the enemy commander.

Download or read book The Pacific War and Battle of Iwo Jima Recollections and Essays written by Ivan D. Thunder and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a series of vignettes of daily Seabee life during and after the Battle of Iwo Jima, describing the author's harrowing, bloody experience landing on the island under enemy fire, and after the island is secure, describes the sneak Japanese attack where even the Army cooks fought them with knives. The author offers the lighter side of foxhole living as well as a Seaman's POW experience.

Download or read book Pacific Album 75th Seabees 1942 1945 written by and published by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum. This book was released on with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Seabees of World War II written by Edmund L. Castillo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalions during World War II.

Download or read book The Story of the 113th Seabees 1943 1945 written by and published by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum. This book was released on with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 68th Seabees written by United States. Navy. Construction Battalion, 68th and published by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum. This book was released on 1945 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Battle of Iwo Jima written by Mark Khan and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history of the major WWII battle in which American Navy and Marine forces took the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Army. Just eight square miles in size, the Japanese island of Iwo Jima lies some 750 miles due south of Tokyo. Following a preparatory air and naval bombardment which lasted for many weeks, it was there, on the morning of Monday, 19 February 1945, that U.S. Marines launched Operation Detachment, their aim being the capture of the entire island and the three airfields that had been constructed on it. The Japanese defenders, however, were prepared. The enemy garrison had heavily fortified Iwo Jima with a network of bunkers, caves and dugouts, hidden artillery positions and more than ten miles of underground tunnels that proved difficult to locate and destroy. The following thirty-six days saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific campaign, resulting in more than 26,000 American casualties, including 6,800 dead. Of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima at the beginning of the assault, only 216 were taken prisoner during the battle. The capture of Iwo Jima, revealed here through a remarkable collection of archive images, was declared complete on the morning of 26 March 1945. The battle also resulted in one of the most iconic images to emerge from World War II—the raising of the American flag on the summit of Mount Suribachi. The Battle of Iwo Jima features images from the initial landings through the bitter fighting that followed for each yard of the island.

Download or read book Can Do The Story of the Seabees written by William Bradford Huie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Ôthe hellish aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Õ the Seabees began as barely armed civilians with no military training. They had an average age of 35. GIÕs would joke, ÒNever hit a Seabee, for his son might be a Marine.Ó AmericaÕs bulldozing, jungle-hacking, ÔJap-crackingÕ Construction Battalion or the Seabees (ÔC.B.Õs) soon proved themselves miracle-construction-workers in seemingly impassable combat zones. Before World War 2, Marines were the ones to Ôget their first, Õ but the need for roads in the muddy battlefields of the Pacific meant that claim would pass to the Construction Battalion. Their early motto was ÔCan Do!Õ

Download or read book The Battle of Iwo Jima written by Steven Otfinoski and published by Tangled History. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on a tiny Pacific Island called Iwo Jima. Facing rugged terrain and a deeply entrenched enemy, they embarked on a fierce five-week battld to take the island and its airfields from the Imperial Japanese Army. Through vivid storytelling, experience one of the most important battles of World War II.