This U.S. airfield along the shores of a Pacific island was constructed by members of a U.S.
This U.S. airfield along the shores of a Pacific island was constructed by members of a U.S. Navy combat construction battalion (The Seabees). The Seabees, who were officially inaugurated on December, 1941, were first used to build fuel bases on the supply line to Australia. Since then, they have moved in from the Aleutians to North Africa, wherever roads, airstrips or fuel bases were needed. If necessary, ...
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NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies