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The Seabees produced 11 different models of flame throwing tanks off three basic variations identified with a POA-CWS-H number [13] "Primary" where the main armament was removed and replaced. The first eight had Navy CB-H1 or CB-H2 flamethrowers.
Mid-September the Army decided to officially form a CWS "Flame Thrower Group" with Col Unmacht requesting 56 additional Seabees. [9] The group included more Army CWS and 81st Ordnance men as well. [7] It was apparent that a larger flamethrower on a bigger tank would be more desirable, but very few tanks were available for conversion.
Seabee Teams The World War II precursor to Seabee teams was the PT Advance base Detachment of the 113th CB. Each man was cross-trained in at least three trades with some qualified as corpsmen and divers. [ 151 ]
"Seabee causeways were used again at Salerno and Anzio. Having learned from Sicily the Germans were prepared causing heavy casualties at both. At Anzio Seabees were under extended continuous fire. After Southern Italy the Seabees had one last task in the theater, Operation Dragoon." [13] "Seabee operations in the North Atlantic began early
US Navy 021213-N-1485H-001 Seabees of NMCB 40 load equipment onto an Air Mobility Command (AMC) C-5 "Galaxy" cargo plane Defense.gov News Photo 050417-F-7823A-027 U.S. Marine Corps Engineers and U.S. Navy Seabees work alongside members of the Thai Army to raise a framework of rebar as they build a bridge in Ban Jingteenuean, Thailand, during Exercise Cobra Gold 05 on 17 April 2005.
Became the largest Seabee battalion since WWII; In Oct 1970, the only CB to operate in all four Corps Tactical Zones at the same time; Was the only CB to have Seabees authorized to wear a shoulder patch for being members of a Naval Construction Action Team. [4] Was the longest serving CB in Vietnam with over 4.5 years service.
Flame throwers were extensively used. Smith had seen the need for motorized flamethrowers and had requested that the Army's Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) in Hawaii install them in M3 Stuart tanks. Seabees with the CWS had 24 tanks, nicknamed "Satans", converted to flamethrowing in time for the invasion. They were very effective for destroying ...
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