“Construimus, Batuimus” “We Build, We Fight”

141st Naval Construction Battalion

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1411i Construction Battalion

THE BATT:\L10~ COLOR GUARD Rr"din!l 1. /,/ R: liar-'ry ] . J).,lau ....nti. SIc; Philip S. "\rm,rrong. MMlc, na

tinnal rn,il,(n; Quentin F. \VinJ,!et, SFlc, hattaliun 'tandart!; :Ind ,\tlam A. Wajda, BM2c.

BATTALION HISTORY Compllsed of men from every "tatc in the Union, the 0111' Hundred

and FortI' First :\;I\'a) Construction Battalion was formed at Camp Pl'ar\, Virginia, in earlr Octohn, 194-3.

Under the command of Lieutenant Commander L. C. Tsdwdy, the hattalion soon mm'ed to Camp Endicutt, Im.:ated at Davi:wil[c, Rhode bland, fur advanced training and schooling.

Late the same month. the hattalion maue the first of what was to pro\'{' many mo\'es ahout the area, wht'n it hiked up to the Sun Valley rifle range for a week 's ~ta\'.

Quonset huts and oil heaters. Pleasant eH'nings. Slow moving chow lines. Lock and luad. "Commence firing !" ehcd: targ-et 29. ",Hilggie's" drawers! 1'0 sun. Back to Endicott.

"HOOT LEAVE"

Then came :'\o\'('mher 7th. Hoot le

BATIAUON HISTORY (.'"",;""".1 ITt/III 1'"((,, j

"I f01ll1' Sw",'t HOIlll''' tur t~1l day~, or, what Wil~ I"ft of it, after allowillg tillll' tor wartime tmn'l on on~rnowd"tl tmins i1nt! hIlS~I'S , H"Ill"l~ominl! cd,'hration~ , Th,' days fI('w hy, Fond far~ln:II~! \\"ho will ,'n-r forJ.!~t hi~ first I~an'?

Bark 011 thl' hall! Extt'ntl,'tI onln all,1 da""t''' for c~rtain rating,," The newly Clfl!anil'",tl hattalilln hand came Ollt of hidinl!. \ Villtl'f i" l'omina.:, Tht' hux~rs a/l(l hask"thall plar('r~ 1lt'l!an ora.:ani1."tI practic(', Turhy fur ThanbJ.!il'in/!!

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BATTALION IS COMMISSIONED

Theil l'anll' anotill'r ITry important dar, TIlt' On(' HI 1I1111 rnl and FortI Fir"t :'\ al'al l'on~tnll'tioll Battaliol1 wa" till'" ClIllIllIi""illllt'd hy Captain Ffl'll :,\, Rog,'r", US:'\ (n'tin'tI), ;,I1,l jm,,,,,,lt('d with its "l'"I"rs" 011 :'\oHmlwr '27, I'H-3,

At last w,' w,'r,' all al'I"'Pll',1 IIl1it of till' 1I,'\\',',t, yet alre;lIly prO\"l'II, hralll'h of thl' 1Ii1I'al ""I'\'in'. :\11 impn'''sin alltl colorful ('('('('mollY, \\'ill.l"\\" 'pt tI rill fil'ld, .'\Iltl no pea "coats !

Earlr Ot'l','mhn at Camp Thll11las, Fiftl""11 ,lays I,'a\'\: fur the gang lil'ing wcst of till' ~Ii,.si~"ippi, "California Here I CIlInt'!" From 5,'attIt: in the IIllrth to San Di,'!!!) in the SlIlIth,

\nlat a nil!htlllare that Ilfllwd, Supplil's t?) ran Ollt! Hartl riding train", Little sleep, Cas-lit madll''', Boy, it f('ds-fclt ~olld to he: honll' , Bark to Sun \"allrr (A B!) for thl' hattalion in tht' ll11'amimc,

IIl'al-Y wintl'f dothin/! isslietl, Barhed"wire liht'rty! Special Illi""illns til E ast Grrcllwich, ~I,'rry Christllla~! HapPI :'\cw Y,'ar! Li"lIt, A, H, LIIWI', ,'x,'cuti I'I~ ofl-il'l' r, as"lIIlll'tl t('mpo ra r~ l'fllllmand, II'ht'n Lt, Cllmtl r, T~ch lldy lI'a, rallt-t! til \\"ashin~tlln.

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Life 011 hoard the tronp tran~port: Cr()\\"(led lJuartrr~. \\~indinl!: chow lillt~. Ellleq!I'llcy drill:,. "~()w hear thi~!" (\Vho put that in?) Thl' Panama Canal. Plenty of tinw (a ~Iil!ht ul1lil'r~rat('ll1('nt) for rl'adin;!, writing and canl gallll'~. Gunnery practil'c for thl' rel!ular cn'\\·. Divine: ~('n'il'I"~. Band conCl'rB.

"Land ho!" "Aloha. I hwaii!" A,.hon' a ttn 22 day,; lin hoard ,.hip. Lilll'rty in war-l'Towdcll Honolulu. On th 1110\'1' again. And thl'n to lIur 1,.l:md. ~I"W work assignllll'lIts. Sight~ee:ing trips, The ll1on)!,oosl' trail! The: cure:: fi\'c dars in th(' BRIG.

(;rand opl'ning of the: nl'\\, "hip's s('n'in' storc and h('l'r gardcn. The Ilo\'dty of \'otinl! in a form(' .. (l'I'llson'd) . :\ttl'ndinJ,! the carly (,\"l'llin" tOllch-tal'kll' foothall gnllH's.

The fir:'t Christmas packa}.!('s frull1 hellnl' start to arri\' . Thl' sCllttletwtt has startl'd to flow '1uitl' Ill'avily al!ain. \\'hat now? "Yl'p, this is a hig outfi t !" AnH'n,

* HAWAIIAN HIGHLIGHTS WELL WORTII RD.n:.\ IBER 1:\(';

Thl' island of Oahll (I!athning plal'l'). Pi ,t II T('SCJIIC Diamond H('ael lI\'l'rluokin}.! I-Ionolllill harhor. TIU' city IIf Honullliu (bir han'Jl). Trllh-, thl' "cruss-road~ of thl' Pal'ific," \\"Iwrl~ till' Eas.t and \\-('St Il1cet in a tropical Hawaiian "etting.

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