Naval Heritage

Question 1

Circumstances that led to the formation of the navy.

Answer 1

GW initiated the first sea-based Offense against the British who used the sea to resupply.

AH proposed a fleet of boats for collection of revenue.

6 Frigates were constructed for protection of American merchantmen against Barbary Pirates.

Question 2

Conditions that led to the formation of the Seabees.

Answer 2

Prior to 1941 CEC used private contractors to accomplish overseas construction.

In the event of a war it was realized that civilian contractors couldn’t due much outside of our country.

Question 3

Who and what is the significance of Ben Morrell.

Answer 3

Father of the Seabees
Rear Admiral
Chief of Naval Bureau of the Yards and Docks and of the Civil Engineering Corps.
Decided to activate, organize and man Construction Battalions after Pearl Harbor.

Question 4

Significance of CMA3 Marvin Shields.

Answer 4

CMA3 Marvin Shields Died June 10, 1965 during his efforts in defense of Special Forces Camp and Vietnamese District Headquarters at Doug Zoai.
Construction Battalion 11. While wounded he helped a Seabee and a soldier carry the badly wounded Special Forces Captain of the camp to a safer position, took out a crew served weapon with Second Lieutenant Charles Williams, and continued to assist in ammo replenishment
Ship named after him Home port San Diego.

Question 5

Significance of SW2 Robert Stethem.

Answer 5

Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient.
Tortured and executed by Hezbollah fighters on June 15, 1985 onboard TWA flight 847 in Lebanon.
Ship named after him.
Posthumously promoted to Master Chief

Question 6

Seabee Birthday

Answer 6

March 5, 1942

Unofficial Jan 8, 1942

Question 7

Contributions during WWII

Answer 7

Espiritu Santo
5000 ft air strip in 20 days.
325000 Seabees served
111 airstrips, 441 piers, 2558 ammo mags, and hospitals for 70,000.

Question 8

Contributions during the Korean War

Answer 8

Inchon Landing
Positioned causeways for a beach assault under fire.

Wonson (Operation crippled chick)
Built a 35 day air strip in only 16 under enemy fire and air raids.

Question 9

When was D Day

Answer 9

June 6, 1944

Question 10

When was Pearl Harbor

Answer 10

Dec 7, 1941

Question 11

Chiefs Birthday

Answer 11

April 1, 1893

Question 12

Only Chief inducted to MLB Hall of Fame

Answer 12

Robert Feller
Bullet Bob
Cleveland Indians

Question 13

Chilly Willy

Answer 13

Construction Driver 3rd Class
Richard T. Williams
Bull-dozer broke through the ice into 100 fathoms of water 2 miles west of Cape Royds during Operation Deep Freeze

Question 14

Great Seabee Train Robbery

Answer 14

ACB-1
Sep 15, 1950
CPO Sidney and 8 others
Loaded 15 cases of beer and Saki

Question 15

First 6 ships (Frigates)

Answer 15

Constitution
Chesapeake
Constellation
Congress
President
United States

Question 16

Operation Deep Freeze

Answer 16

Started 1955 tasked to build airstrip in the Antarctic.