mikie Posted September 14, 2016 Share #1 Posted September 14, 2016 Hi, My friend's birthday is coming up and I thought I'd make up a display honoring his late uncle, a WWII Seabee. Some of the Fighting Bee patches have the word SEABEES, and others have the letters CB. Does anyone know what the difference was as far as time used, if both were authorized versions, and were there different personnel who would have used either? Thanks in advance for any insight! Regards, Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted September 15, 2016 Share #2 Posted September 15, 2016 Both the 'CB' and 'SEABEES' were used durn WW2. After WW2 I think only the 'SEABEES' designation was used on patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted September 15, 2016 Thanks, Firefighter. I have a couple of the CB patches, so one of those should be good for the project. I saw a reference somewhere that the SEABEES patch was officially authorized in 1944, at least the illustration showed that version, but found nothing on the CB patch. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted September 15, 2016 Share #4 Posted September 15, 2016 Thanks, Firefighter. I have a couple of the CB patches, so one of those should be good for the project. I saw a reference somewhere that the SEABEES patch was officially authorized in 1944, at least the illustration showed that version, but found nothing on the CB patch. Mikie You're welcome. I'm not sure when the 'CB' version was authorized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted September 30, 2016 I wrote to the Seabee Museum asking about this. Someone on staff replied: "The smaller patch with the letters C B was earlier and never approved. The Larger one with SEABEE on it was the authorized patch to wear on the dress uniforms. Authorized about 1944". Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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