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This 528 Page compilation includes 4 Cruise Books with 100's of
pictures describing the adventures of Naval Construction Battalion
8 during their 4 tours to South Vietnam: 1965 Da Nang, 1966-67 Chu
Lai, 1968 Phu Bai, 1969 Da Nang. 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 are of special note because of the intense interest by
veterans, writers, and scholars. Care has been taken to render the
best B & W copy possible. However, quality of the images copied
for this book is based on the condition of the originals, and
current technology available...
Seabee Cruise Book U.S Naval Construction Battalion Ten U.S.
Pacific Fleet 1968-1969 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 are of special
note because of the intense interest by veterans, writers, and
scholars. 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...
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.
This book, by author Adrian G. Traas, is mainly about the U.S. Army
Engineers in Vietnam, but also includes pages about SEABEES in
Vietnam. However, most Seabees are not aware of its publication.
Accordingly, this reprint is offered as an attempt to appeal to a
wider audience of readers--namely--Navy CEC/Seabees. Covers how the
U.S. Army Engineers grew from a few advisory detachments to a force
of more than 10 percent of the Army troops serving in South
Vietnam. It also includes some of the work done by the Navy Seabees
in Vietnam (1963-1972). The 35th Engineer Group began arriving in
large numbers in June 1965 to begin transforming Cam Ranh Bay into
a major port, airfield, and depot complex. Within a few years, the
Army engineers had expanded to a command, two brigades, six groups,
twenty-eight construction and combat battalions, and many smaller
units.
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.
The object of this book is to bring to the knowledge of summer
visitors the natural beauties and points of interest in this
region, and also to compile a few facts and data which may be
useful and of interest to the residents of this vicinity and to
those who have never visited its shores. This lake and its
surroundings form one of the most beautiful spots in picturesque
New Hampshire. This is conceded by every one who looks for the
first time on its charms, and this charm grows the longer one
lingers within its enchantments. It is one of the few spots where
lake and mountain scenes mingle. Its many beauties deserve to be
better known. --R. W. Musgrove 1910 18 day we travelled 14 milds
and that day we crost two great streams that runs into Meremock one
of them comes out of a great pond which some indens say it is 3
days journey round it. The land is very full of great hills and
mountains and very rocky. Abundance of spruce and hemlock and far
and some brch and mapols and we Campt. - --Extract from Capt.
White's Journal, 1725
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.
--37th Naval Construction Battalion-- 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.
Commissioned at Camp Endicott, Davisville, R. I., on Oct. 28, 1942,
the 37th Battalion was transferred to the army base, Norfolk, VA.,
Dec. 14, and two days later embarked for Noumea, New Caledonia,
where they arrived Jan. 18, 1943. The outfit moved in two echelons
to Guadalcanal, arriving Sept. 1 and Sept. 3. 1943. Leaving
Guadalcanal in three echelons, the first echelon arrived at
Ondonga, New Georgia, Sept. 12. The second and third echelons got
there Sept. 13 and 15. Moving again in February 1944 in three
echelons, the outfit arrived on Green Island, Feb. 15, 19 and 24,
1944. Bound for home, the battalion embarked on Oct. 4, 1944, and
arrived at San Francisco on Oct. 26. In July 1945 the 37th began
its second overseas tour of duty by sailing for Okinawa and were
there at the war's end. 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.
California Before the Freeways A Pictorial History of California's
Highways 1912-1919 A 214 page picture-rich book showing people and
automobiles along highways, byways, and wood plank roads in
California between 1912 -1919. Pictures shows bygone tourist
routes, vistas, antique cars, dirt and desert wood plank roadways,
old cities and towns, and the people instrumental in getting
California's highways built over Hill-and-DALE. The State Highway
Commission, overcoming its great native modesty, called attention
to the fact that it was at present financially embarrassed and that
unless some extraordinary legislation was developed it would be
'tee-totally busted' before funds could be derived from the
proposed bond issue, which, under existing laws, could not be voted
upon before the fall of 1920 at the general election, a lapse of
time which might just as well be a century so far as present
pecuniary needs were concerned. And then arose a Moses with his rod
and smote the rock and funds poured forth. Attorney General Webb
was the man who finally evolved the plan of amending the
constitution of California to provide a further sum of $40,000,000
for State Highway construction by the sale of bonds, the one
election serving the double purpose of amending the constitution of
the state of California and providing $40,000,000 for more roads.
Immediately upon the setting of July 1 as the date for the
election, the California Good Roads Campaign Committee was formed,
with L. A. Nares of Fresno as chairman, the vice-chairmen being
Francis Carr of Redding and Henry W. Keller of Los Angeles, while
joint secretaries were named as follows: D. E. Watkins, manager
California State Automobile Association, San Francisco; John F.
Shea, secretary Northern California Hotel Men's Association; E. W.
Casson, secretary Southern California Hotel Men's Association; and
Standish L. Mitchell, secretary Automobile Club of Southern
California. This book is based on the wonderful and classic
out-of-print book California Highways by Ben Blow 1920.
This book is based on several books published between 1890 and
1917; but mostly from the book, History Of Santa Barbara, San Luis
Obispo and Ventura Counties California. Sheridan, who wrote the
Ventura section, was a Ventura County Pioneer and a partner with
the "Signal Newspaper," Ventura's first newspaper. Ventura was a
part of the Santa Barbara County. On April 13, 1875, final
settlement was effected with Santa Barbara County under the terms
of the Act of March 22, 1872. The time of the founding of the
mission may be traced the beginning of Ventura County. This was on
March 31, 1782. San Buenaventura, the County seat, in the beginning
had more than one name. Indeed, there were no less than three names
given the locality before the advent of Father Junipero Serra, the
Franciscan founder of the Mission church. To begin with the Indians
of the neighborhood called the place Zucu. What the meaning of this
word is has never been learned. The Indian tribes in California
were small and there was a wide diversity in the languages of the
several tribes, and tracing the meaning of Indian words has always
puzzled those who delve into such things. The expedition under Don
Rodriguez called the place Pueblo de las Canoes. And later, the
overland expedition of Gaspar Portola, traveling from San Diego to
locate Monterey, named the place Asuncion de Nuestra Senora. The
latter found the native Indians busy at boat-making and reported
that many of them took to the sea and traveled the channel waters
between the mainland and the islands. It was Father Serra who gave
the name San Buenaventura to the location. This was in honor of the
Seraphic Doctor and friend of Saint Francis, the founder of the
Order of Friars Minor. -The beginnings of an American settlement in
a new country are always interesting to succeeding generations and
we owe it to them that the annals and the traditions of the
Pioneers should be recorded. -T.R. Bard, August 31, 1907
PREFACE by F.L. Pattee (1893) This little volume is not a
guide-book; it is rather a study of nature, from the standpoint of
one of her loveliest retreats. No nook in New England, outside of
the northern wilds, is nearer to nature's heart, than is Pasquaney.
It is almost as nature left it; it has lost none of its primal
sweetness, and yet it is not a weary journey away into the shaggy,
uncomfortable wilderness. It offers to its lovers a fresh, ideal
retreat, where they may spend the summer months amid the rarest
sylvan beauties, and where they may, at the same time, be within
easy distance from home, surrounded by all the comforts, and even
luxuries, of life. The author has not aimed to make the book
exhaustive, to make it a handbook merely. If the reader wishes
information, simply, he can easily procure a guide-book. It is
rather a disjointed set of musings, gathered in the long,
dream-compelling dog-days, when the lazy ripples were lapsing on
the beaches and a haze huusr over mountain and meadow. It is a
summer book, light and dreamy, with no other aim than to make its
reader a lover of the scenes which it describes. The author has
taken the liberty to depart from the old nomenclature in several
instances. He has used, throughout, Pasquaney, for the more
orthodox Newfound. He is, of course, aware that such a course is
perilous, and yet, no one can be offended, and few be misled. Cliff
Isle has been used instead of the disgusting Hog Island, and the
long tongue of land extending; from Crescent Beach toward Belle
Isle has been christened Breezy Point. The nine square, full-page
illustrations are from photographs taken by W. W. Nicholas of
Bristol. The other bits of Pasquaney scenery were photographed by
Miss Elizabeth Wellington, to whom the book and the author owe
much. Any one wishing a complete guide to the region about
Pasquaney can do no better than to procure a copy of Musgrove's
"Guide to Bristol and Pasquaney Lake." This is a handbook for the
mountain climber and the pleasure seeker generally, containing all
the information one can ask for, including a summary of all the
leading features of the region, with tables of distances, routes
and boarding houses, and full descriptions of the views from the
highest mountains in the vicinity of the lake. --F.L.P (All profits
from this book go to a program for "at-risk" boys in N.H.-k.b.)
Seabee Cruise Book 1-1966 U.S Naval Construction Battalion 1
Vietnam. 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 are of special note
because of the intense interest by veterans, writers, and scholars.
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...
-INTRODUCTION- The History of Bristol is here presented with no
apology for its appearance. It was called into being by the
conviction that it ought to be. This conviction first took shape in
June, 1879. At that time the building at the corner of Central
square and Spring street was being remodeled, and a brick was
discovered in the chimney marked "1795." This was thought to be the
date when the building was erected. To gather some light on this
point, we sought an interview with two venerable residents of the
village, Mrs. Solomon Cavis and Miss Jane Bartlett, and listened
with great interest to a narrative of what they knew of the
subject, and to their description of the people and the village
when they were young. This interview impressed us with the
importance of preserving the facts learned, and the same day a
record was made. From that time dates the work on this history, and
from that time interviews with the old people of the town
constituted a source of great delight which grew with the passing
years, until a desire to write the history of our native town took
possession of our very being and was an ever present incentive to
work. Every hour that could be spared from the regular routine of
life has been gladly devoted to this end. -Richard W. Musgrove
March, 1904 -The work for which Captain Musgrove will be the
longest remembered is the History of Bristol, which he compiled,
and which was published in 1904 after a painstaking research of
twenty-five years. This history was pronounced by good judges the
best town history in the state up to that time.--
A Pictorial History Of the 37th Naval Construction Battalion
(Seabees). The book has over 120 Images of the 37th taken during
their stay at Camp Parks and while deployed in the Pacific during
WW II. --37th Naval Construction Battalion-- Commissioned at Camp
Endicott, Davisville, R. I., on Oct. 28, 1942, the 37th Battalion
was transferred to the army base, Norfolk, VA., Dec. 14, and two
days later embarked for Noumea, New Caledonia, where they arrived
Jan. 18, 1943. The outfit moved in two echelons to Guadalcanal,
arriving Sept. 1 and Sept. 3. 1943. Leaving Guadalcanal in three
echelons, the first echelon arrived at Ondonga, New Georgia, Sept.
12. The second and third echelons got there Sept. 13 and 15. Moving
again in February 1944 in three echelons, the outfit arrived on
Green Island, Feb. 15, 19 and 24, 1944. Bound for home, the
battalion embarked on Oct. 4, 1944, and arrived at San Francisco on
Oct. 26. In July 1945 the 37th began its second overseas tour of
duty by sailing for Okinawa and were there at the war's end.
American Baby Boomers--of the 1960's--are often portrayed in the
media as either in the mud of Woodstock or in the mud of Vietnam.
The truth is, just a small percentage--3% total--were in either
place. Most Baby Boomers were living normal lives doing normal
things. But for those who took an active part in the Cold
War--which we won--and which included Vietnam--this book is
dedicated to you. Book includes the records of the 13-man STAT
TEAMS (later known as Seabee Teams) that served in Vietnam. The
Navy Seabees were some of the first to show up for Vietnam's
struggle against communism. In 1954, President Ngo Dinh Diem wrote
a letter to President Eisenhower asking for military and economic
aid. In 1954 and 1955 an estimated one million refugees (mostly
persecuted Catholics) moved from the Communist State of North
Vietnam to the south (8% of the North's population). The Seabees
assisted them during their "Passage to Freedom." In 1956, Seabees
were assigned to survey Vietnam's roads. There weren't many. The
Seabees travelled by jeep and on foot with pack-mules. The
surveyors found that the bombers of World War II, the guerrillas of
Viet Minh, and the newly emerging guerrilla groups of the Viet Cong
had destroyed most of the bridges and sabotaged what few roads were
left. Beginning in 1963, Seabee Teams, with Secret Clearances,
arrived in Vietnam to assist the U.S. Army's Special Forces in the
CIA funded Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) program, and to
help the Vietnamese help themselves. The Seabees constructed
Special Forces Camps and outposts, airfields for the SF STOL-class
Caribou aircraft, and built connecting roads. These Seabee Teams
also helped the Vietnamese to better their living conditions
through thousands of projects in rural areas. The Seabee Teams in
Vietnam also earned Purple Hearts, Silver Stars, Bronze Stars and
many other medals. One Seabee Team member, Marvin Sheilds, earned
the Congressional Medal Of Honor while fighting alongside with the
Special Forces at Dong Xoi. In 1963, only approximately 10,000
Americans were in Vietnam and very little infrastructure existed.
This was before the eventual arrival of 2.1 million--over
time--Americans. Given the limited infrastructure--with hardly any
ports, roads and airstrips--it would have been near impossible to
get the 2.1 million eventual Americans--along with their equipment
(Beans, Bullets, And Black Oil)--delivered to South Vietnam and
support them. Many Vietnam Vets--including this writer--showed up
after 1965. Most of us took it for granted that the air bases we
landed in, roads we drove on, helo-pads we mounted out from and the
camps we lived in, or passed through, and the water and food and
fuel storage were somehow always there--or most likely didn't give
it a thought. But long before we arrived, military and civilian
engineers were busy preparing the "ground" to make it possible to
fight a war; and begin attempts to win the hearts and minds of the
South Vietnamese. A recent travel guide to Vietnam mentioned the
superior roads and infrastructure in the Southern portion of
Vietnam--as opposed to North Vietnam-- due to the American presence
there during the Vietnam War. --Kenneth E. Bingham, Seabee
volunteer, Feb, 2013
-Editor's Note to this Reprint- I had great pleasure reprinting and
publishing this historical treasure. Revere's eyewitness to the
Gold Rush while serving in the U.S. Navy is fascinating. The
muscularity of his world view, insight to the racism of the times,
and his prophetic predictions for the Golden State, all combine to
make this a worthwhile project. I thank the Ventura County Library
of Ventura, California for bringing this book to my attention.
Kenneth E. Bingham April, 2011 An Important Work on the California
Gold Rush and Gold Regions Of California in 1849 OF ALL THE MANY
BOOKS TO WHICH THE CALIFORNIA EXCITEMENT HAS GIVEN, LIEUTENANT
JAMES W. REVERE's--the Grandson of Paul Revere--book is probably
the most concise and comprehensive, as well as being of a lively
and attractive style abounding in anecdote and graphic scenery. His
official capacity, and the favorable circumstance, of his approach
to the "El Dorado,"together with an apparent accurate understanding
of the matter, make his book exceedingly valuable to those who wish
as it were a personal introduction to men and things in that
remarkable region. --From the 1849 UNITED STATES MAGAZINE and
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW
USN Mobile Construction Battalion Ten landed in Chu Lai, Vietnam in
1965. 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 are of special note
because of the intense interest by veterans, writers, and scholars.
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.
Seabee Cruise Book U.S Naval Construction Battalion Ten 1967-1968
Vietnam, Thailand Okinawa. 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 are of special note because of the intense interest by
veterans, writers, and scholars. 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.
The First Seabee Recruiting Book. During World War Two. This
recruiting book was handed out to experienced tradesmen by Navy
Recruiters. The book, with pictures, describes the Seabees mission
and the ratings for each trade along with payscales. This rare WW
II book explains the enlistment criteria and what to expect. The
bottom half of the book gives a history as told by the Naval
History and Heritage Command.
"Those who had journeyed many miles began arriving singly, in
groups, on foot and horseback, and in lumbering wagons; coming up
the hill from the turnpike, down from its summit under cool maples,
along the Bristol highway that tapped the Hill road by the
schoolhouse, across pastures and fields."-- -Now and then a novel
writes itself. Eliza Nelson Blair could no more help writing
"'Lisbeth Wilson" than she could help breathing. The story must
have been with her night and day, sleeping and waking, until to lay
the ghosts she had to put it on paper. The heroine and her lover
are separated by a sternly conscientious father on account of
differences in religious belief, and their troubled courtship makes
a story of unflagging interest. The scene is laid in the New
Hampshire hills, among the people of a generation ago, and no
photograph or phonograph could do more perfect justice to their
habits, manners and speech. --N. Y. World 1895 -For those who like
a story told in a leisurely way, and who enjoy the New Hampshire
people, there is entertainment galore in these pages; for Mrs.
Blair has a fine sense of humour and a rare appreciation of a good
situation; her sensitive, refined manner of narration, the delicate
penetration into character, and the enjoyment which she has
evidently taken in the work, all conspire to make this book a
worthy addition to the literary presentment of a certain phase of
life in New England, and of the great, deep needs of humanity
underlying its ever-varying forms.--
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