The King Bee : a biography of Admiral Ben Moreell, founder of the U.S. Navy Seabees / by Capt. A. N. Olsen, CEC, USN (Ret).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olsen, A. N., 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moreell, Ben, 1892-1978.

Moreell, Ben.

United States. Navy. Seabees--Biography.

United States.

United States. Navy. Seabees--History.

Admirals--United States--Biography.

Admirals.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Annapolis, Maryland] : [Naval Institute Press], 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ben Moreell was the first non-Naval Academy graduate to be awarded the four stars of an Admiral. He is still the only staff corps officer to be promoted to Admiral. The history of the U.S. Navy Seabees and the biography of Admiral Ben Moreell are inseparable. Immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he began forming the construction units that ultimately became known as the Seabees. The first battalion of Seabees deployed from the U.S. on 27 Jan. '42. This instantaneous effort to recruit, train, organize, equip and deploy a military unit is still recognized as an amazing ach

Contents:

Dedication; CONTENTS; Introduction; I Command; II Utah, New York and Missouri; III The Early Years; IV FDR; V Chief BuDocks; VI PNAB; VII The Shore Establishment; VIII War and Recovery; IX Seabees; X The Magic Box; XI Europe; XII Pacific; XIII Who's the Enemy?; XIV Murph, Lewie and Arsham; XV 100 Octane; XVI CNM Before We Had One; XVII Industry; XVIII Preservation of Spirit and Principles; XIX Retired But Not Finished; XX Epilogue; Appendix: Union speech of 1942; Acknowledgments; Chapter Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-281-88132-5

9786613792419

1-61251-108-2

OCLC:

774273742