The Seabees On Iwo Jima on SBS and SBS on Demand – The Seabees On Iwo Jima focuses on the United States Naval Construction Battalions in World War II, which built all the infrastructure for the Allies in Europe and the Pacific in WWII.
The Seabees were construction workers by trade and signed up to become part of a special battalion in the war that built the airfields, runways, and bases needed in the war. The Seabees, some 60 years of age, were best known for their work on coral islands in the Pacific, where they helped build runways out of the jungle which helped the United States take the war right to Japan’s doorstep in 1945.
The Seabee’s motto was “”We Build; We Fight.”” Not only did these men have to build bases, but many times they had to put down their shovels or get off their bulldozers and pick up a rifle or machine gun to fend off enemy attacks. The Seabee’s most violent fight was on Iwo Jima, where they went ashore in the first wave with the Marines.
The Seabees On Iwo Jima on SBS and SBS on Demand – Premiere / Sunday 18 May at 5.30pm (1 Part)
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