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

67th Naval Construction Battalion

Historical Information

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~7th C.B

NO~O - Norfolk - Magruder .Am) - Hueneme Ready Dat e - ~7 May' 43 Left ABO - 24 Feb'44 Location - P~&Pl-Ha~G&~ NAS-R9a9~~~ r~~i~~.~k~rn-3&r~l~i

Eniwetok

6- 2-43 - This batt designated as a rep18.cement batt and wea commissioned with a personnel of 27 officers and 652 men on 18 May l43. Stationed at NOTO Williamsburg, Va. to function as a replacement Batt. (Conf. report of 67th CB for Mayt43)

8- -43- Re~uest that the designation of the 67tb CB (Re~lacement) be changed to 67th CB

and that it be ass~ed overseas duty. (Budocks ltr NM24(67 & 65) /Al-l over

A-8 A-4t Itl to VONO)

10-2 -43 - 67th OB ordered transferred about 7 Octl43 from Davisville to Parks. (Oonf. disp. 021617 NCH 4120 from VCNO to Davisville)

12-13-43 - 67th CB ordered transferred about 21 Dec. to Hueneme. (Con!. disp. 131437 NCR 6171 dtd 13 Dec l 43 from ONO to Parke)

3':' 6-44 - 67th CB left ABO Hueneme 24 Feb l44. (WRK) 5-27-44 - 1 Apr '44 report of 67th CB- Reported to 3rd Reg. 2 Mar'44. On 18 MarI44 relievec:

the 5th OB at NAS Honol ulu. 6-19-44 - 67th CB detached from the 3rd Beg. and 2nd Brig. and assigned to Oomalrpa~ for

duty with Acorn 35. Will operate at Iroquois Point for the time being. (2nd Brig 1tr aNCBr-06-HOB/tr over P16-3 over Sere 9a1 to OinC of 67th CB dtd 17 May'44)

Location - O~~ Tin tan 67th C.B.

6-22-44 - 67th OB assigned to 39th Reg. (See Kardex card under 30th Reg. - same dat~) 6-26-44 - 1 May'44 report of 67th CB - operating a.t treehi Lagoon, Oahu. 9-13-44 - 1 Jun'44 report of 67th 013 - Was secured by l29th CB on 27 ~~ to go into

militrary training. Location not indicated. 10-17-44 - 1 Jul'44 r epor t of "7th CB - prepared to embark on forward operating 18 Jun'44.

1 Augt44 report - moving to forward area. 1O-~4-44 - 1 Sell'44 report of 67th OR - locA.tion not indiCA.ted. .Haport endorsed by-30th rteg . 11-17-44 - 1 Oct'44 report of 67th 013 - no info on location. Report endorsed by 30th Reg.

11-.30-44 - 1 Nov t 44 report of 67th CB - no info on location. Report endArsed b7 30th Reg. 12-26-44 - 1 Dec'44 report of 67th CB - located on Tinian. Report endorsed by 30th Reg.

3-31-45 1 Ma,r'45 report of the 67thC13 located on Tinian. Report end. by 30th Beg.

2- 2-45 _ 1 J811'45 report of the 67th OB - located on 'l'1nlan. Report endorsed. by 30tn Reg. 3-3-45 _ 1 Feb t 45 report of the 67th OB - location not given. Report endorsed by tr~

30th Reg.

4-18-45 - 1 Apr'45 report of the 67th CB - located on Tinian. nd. bT 30th Beg. &. 6th Bric. 4-25-45 - 1 Apr'4f) report of the 30th Reg- The 67th CB came ashore on T1nlan on 3 Augl44.

6 off. on full time det duty with 6th 13rg. 5- 8-45 - The 67th CB is looated at Tinian. (Dirpacdooks S.l. Sec Rep of 15 Apr'45) 6-19-45 - 1 May'45 report of the 67th as - located at Tlnian. 6 ofters &. 7 men on detached

duty with 6th Brig. Report routed via the 30th Reg and 6th Brg.6-5-4.5 _ The 67th CB has been s,9signed to E.dvpnced ba se ARl'U by CNO for airfield const.

(Coillservpac sec ltr ser 002038 dtd 8 May l 45 to C~O) 6- 21-45 - 1 Jun'45 report of the 67th ~B - loc:>t !.)n not given. Report via 30th Reg 8lld 6th

:erg.7-27-'7-5 _ i)LL ~aedocks P. See ~port flO ,Tll.1y ,hows thE 5'lth "B p.!:!.l"I)llte tn ;·;ni·· _+IJ".

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7-;..>S-~5 - 1 jul l 45 rE'port of the 30th P.g - 'fhe 67';h C3 'as detnc!'ed f III the 30tr. Reg

on 27 June. PCitt sudo.e!lly a.lerted.

8 - 1-45 - 1 Jul' 45 r }11J!'t 0 l' the 67 tr: CB - Bet t ')cu.red frozr: \10. 0 II Tin11':n CD 18 Juns.

Dtll)nrted T~ n1en beginnint" ~l June thru B9 June e.nd arrived hlniw*,tok Atoll be

g i nn l~g 29 J une fin d end ing 7 July .

B-G3-45 - 1 ~, ' 45 rel')ort of the 67th CB _ lio info as t o locmtlon . 9-18-45 - 1 Jfll)t ' ~i5 report o~ t he 67th On - nlJ tnfo p t o locd -I (HI . 10-10-45- 1 Oct l 45 report of 67th CB - no info 8S to location . 11- 15-45 - 1 Nov'45 report of 67th CB - location not stated. l~19-45 - 1 Dec'45 r eport of 67th CR - location not stated.

1-2-46 - Comsarvpac reQR Coc~rshall Gilberts Area to inactivAte 67th CB. (Comservpac disp 28a~06 Dec'45 to OomMArahall Gilberts Ar~e).

1-7-46 - 67th CB ~e 8 inactivated on 7 Jan 1 46. (AtollCom Enlwetok. M. l . disp 062229 Jan'46 to Comeervpac).

1-29-46 - Final r enort of the 67th OB - located at Eniwetok.

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1 • tor \he to tt au ot the Slz -I ~enth U. S. BY&! \lonstruotion Batte

llcm ere 11'1 in 3'ebrual'J, 1943, at 0 0, .&11. ortolk. VlrClD1 •

at csh tlme a tIll1 Qomplamen' 01" oflioerl n was 8 leoted tor training 88

uuit. 1 481. 1st l' plana tor the dlate tormation at tho batwlon

.. 1'8 abandonacl. On :"aJ'Ch 22nd, 1:143, at TO, Ollllp P8 1117, J1111 sbttzg. Vlrgin1 lit

a tull cDD~lement ot aN1e81"s aDd men were uII to • truin1ne unit theD de-

II - nted Il ., 1 t aperm:mer8l'J B alio, whiob 1t • loon learned was to be

e lxty- enth U.. al 00 tl'Uotloa ttaU •

Sixty- &Tenth u....... aTal CDn.tructiDn ttaHoll w 8 ao iasione4 aD

16th, 1943, t ta O. G. te at Be, Callf

ami • Otttoer-lu-ahar • D.~ ot st. Loul., I.SDUr!• as ecutiTe 0 tia • a to1'!llal eel' ••• he14. !'he batt Ion .a8

Pe 110n here it WB8 t -· become Q! •

r8 late 80lU'Oe or drafts requ.1red to brl outgo1ng bat 110 to

tIlll In t WltlmD the be. tallon ... t 8 In publ10 works

l ooal on tr otlon proJoot•• liOD n for

oro, DaTi Ville, IDlode I.land, hare 1t alia funoti •• It lao t rt

Dattal1o. 1 ..ept8l"'..b 1" tee cl Dl matlCJll of "replao tit .ttalloD wa. drapp

aad lans ere made lmowJl tor B transfer to 0 2 &11'U, Oal1forni aid. a b-

equant (]Veree os ~. -uriDB' Ua opezoatlon all a pl aement" batt 10D,

~ 1r~- 0 of f icer en ere tir' n8tel'l' to olltl!Dlng b ttallonl . I n

1 .. t re 5Ze::'leD r I t ned to tho -e .h t U. • -; Ya!

o trroti lon, '3 o Jonatraot OD Bat oe nit 013,

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524 en to t :J.O ~lneQ- enth 11. :J•• BVU ooutruction twalloD and munerou8

11 drattl. Ll8atenant 138m was assigned a ottlcu-ln-Obar of Oout

ruotlon B ttal10n bananas UnIt 13. ~eutenant (now Lleutenant OGrllUlXldar)

f. J. PO ani ot ln41anapolh, 1041 ca ttve ~ttoer OA JeptEElber

27th, 1943. 'rha ba.t1alloD dao8l'ted. f'l'om Camp :i:adlaott 011 Octtabel' lOth, 1943

anli arl"lved t Camp 4"8l'ka on Ootobel' 16th, 1943. A tonnal revltnt was hBId in

~eptEIDber. at Camp rub tbe prloolpa.l emphasis was laid OD ~olmloal and mil1

t~ tJtain.ing. tin :!:e08!!'lDel' lat, 1943 Cot:m6Dder o. Q • .De arw was relieved as

Off1oer-in-Charge and Llcut nant OommondB1' • J. pogglaDl bee e tho MJtl

Otf'l"er-ln-.~ge_ on 0 bel' Zlat tIle battaUoD DtI'alned tor ASD, ~ort

_ ncnne, Ca.llio Ilia. The bat'tialion 1I.S giv n more mil1tar¥ and teohn1oal train

ing. 0 8Dder J. _ . Falooner ot "eneoe Palla, YGI'k. reported as ottlcor

1n- "haJoge on Januar,v 8th, 19(4_ It I" the U al pHpeJ'atiOD8 tor barkatioD,

the b tta11 D sparta tJ'o:n th. oont1nont Unit !)t tea 00 ebruory 24th, 1944

tor the island at O~ 1n the P- ail Ielanda and arrIved t here on larch 1st.

tho ahallon orkorl J Zl :leveral minor 0 p rojeote t.bB rluolpal aoo1gn

mont ~n t he John j'.odgero L!r~ort r roJeat hioh oocupied the b ttalion until 110

d.opartllr!t t r t he ' ar1an 1· lands OD June 16th. 1944. S8"t'Ol"al

at ,ohor I n the • i to lugaon while aUlag tor the oooup tlon 01: the hland

_1nion ~o ';2hiQh t .:a battalion had been ua1gll. battalion 1 e ll on

on . It 2nd tlo!!:r!.twuer -alo onar aJI rel1e'ged as 1,) iloeJ'-ln

abel' oth UCla oded. by

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bat was Vl10usted to the -a1Dland for trea t am1 c1et

Ueutenan _. n. L1Dd~ ot 4Ul!lsr:sOD, SOU Oer01 • boctimlt :1:Xecutlve Oft leer.

Vhlle 1 t I.land ot ~1n.tan the b UallOl1 has b n e~etl "ontin',ousq

1D bull! a .ite tor 29 ~~. oonatruotlQD ot 3-29 stripe.

tter 0 nt res 1t 1, po1n t~' tr oZ: ' or' oh, 1943,

1 t ot _1'11, 1 45. 3318 d into the battalion

8Dl ?273 ~ D av b n tranRterrad tr03 t e battalIon. .tUrin th1 saJna -period

40 otf1oer... i1' ve eOD otachod. Since tha formation ot t. e battal1on, tour mn

haTS !l 10 t; ~)'J . ath, o of ~o ttl ret ult or en actlDD.

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67'h Naval Construction Battalion

Chronology

18 May 1943

29 Jul 1943

30 Jul 1943 Aug 1943

10 Oct 1943

16 Oct 1943 21 Dec 1943

22 Dec 1943 24 Feb 1944

01 Mar 1944 18 Jun 1944 02 Aug 1944

Commissioned with a personnel of 27 officers and 652 men at

NCTC, Williamsburg, Va. Designated a Replacement Battalion.

The 67'h CB (Replacement) with 26 officers and 1081 men

transferred to NCTC, Camp Endicott, Davisville, R.I.

Arrived NCTC, Camp Endicott, Davisville, R.I.

Redesignated from Replacement Battalion to Battalion in

Training. Given overseas assignment.

Battalion transferred to CBRD, Camp Parks, Shoemaker,

California.

Arrived CBRD, Camp Parks, Shoemaker, California.

Departed Camp Parks for ABD, U.S. Naval Base, Port Hueneme,

California.

Arrived ABD, U.S. Naval Base, Port Hueneme, California.

Departed ABD, U.S. Naval Base, Port Hueneme, California, for

duty outside continental limits.

Reported to 2nd Naval Construction Brigade, Pearl Harbor, T.H.

Embarked from Pearl Harbor, T.H., on forward operation.

Landed on Tinian Island, Marianas Islands.

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