They don't have much of a garrison there yet, mostly construction battalions.
The commissioning marked the first time in over 17 years that a new construction battalion had been brought on line.
He served as a Seabee in a naval construction battalion.
These guys from the construction battalion even have their own compliments on the load-list, he thought.
Here she conducted training, then embarked the 126th Construction Battalion.
A subcommittee would have been formed, with expert input from survivors of the old construction battalions.
Joined the Navy again and went to a construction battalion, Seabees.
In April 1945, the two battalions which had been formed were used as construction battalions.
With the general demobilization following the war, the Construction Battalions were reduced to 3,300 men on active duty by 1950.
On March 5, 1942 permission was granted for the construction battalions to use the name "Seabees".