agate hunter Posted December 16, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 16, 2014 Hello everyone. Got this photo this weekend in an antique store. I believe it is a Marine attached to a Seabee unit. He has the early Seabee Construimus Batuimus USN pin on his cap, and a black and white CB striker on his arm, which was practiced around 1942-43 before the Seabee patch came out around '44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted December 16, 2014 Share #2 Posted December 16, 2014 Very interesting photo. Thanks ~ Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted December 16, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 16, 2014 A very cool photo. I would think, however, that it is actually a Navy CB who is attached to a Marine division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted December 17, 2014 Share #4 Posted December 17, 2014 A very cool photo. I would think, however, that it is actually a Navy CB who is attached to a Marine division. If that were so, I would expect a petty officers rate the arm instead of those Marine chevrons. Quite an interesting photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddyboots Posted February 26, 2017 Share #5 Posted February 26, 2017 Just seen this photo and I have one very similar to a C.B. that was attached to the 18th Marines. This photo was taken in July of 1942 a month before shipping out for the south pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themick Posted February 26, 2017 Share #6 Posted February 26, 2017 A very cool photo. I would think, however, that it is actually a Navy CB who is attached to a Marine division. I'm guessing that's not the case since he's wearing Marine rank chevrons. I would think if he were Navy, he would wear his Navy rank, as Navy medical personnel, such as Corpsmen, wore on their Marine uniforms. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeb137 Posted February 26, 2017 Share #7 Posted February 26, 2017 When I was in the SeaBees (85-90 & 99-02), every Battalion had a USMC Senior NCO as a Training Officer. I suspect that it was the same in WW2. When deployed the SeaBee unit is operationally under the Marines. Administratively Navy, Oerationally Marines. Jon B. Newaygo MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman Posted March 1, 2017 Share #8 Posted March 1, 2017 He is a Seabee photo with the "Marine Division patch" on his uniform.. Robert Carl John Kull, age 99, of Mattoon passed away at 9:25 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2017 Robert served honorably in the United States Navy as a Seabee, attached to the 1st Marine Division during the conflict at Guadalcanal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted March 1, 2017 Share #9 Posted March 1, 2017 Some really cool portraits here gents, particularly the one that started this topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb133aco Posted April 1, 2019 Share #10 Posted April 1, 2019 When the Seabees were created the Marine Corps immediately requested 3 Battalions to be combat engineers but was told no. However, they did not have to wait long. CBs 18, 19, and 25 were transferred to the Corps. Each was assigned to a composite Engineering Regiment as the 3rd Bn. (17th, 18th, and 19th Marines) Because a CB is one Company larger that a USMC Battalion each of the CBs gave up a Company that was placed in the FMF reserve. Two of those Companies were used for the formation of the 53rd CB which became the CB of the 1st Marine Amphibious Corps. When the 1st MAC became III Amphibious Corps the 53rd went to the 1st Marine Brigade Next the 121st CB was transferred to the Corps and made 3rd Bn 20th Marines. A number of other CBs are known to also been issued the standard USMC issue but there is no "offical record" of which. Read the Seabee article on Wikipedia for more. mcb133aco Brian Matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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