MCB 53 Alumni Association

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MCB 53 MEMORIAL PLAQUE
At our business meeting in Lockport, NY, the members approved the creation and installation of a plaque commemorating the men having served in the 53rd NCB, 1942 - 1947, and MCB 53, 1967 - 1969.   Jim Donohue worked with a plaque/monument company to create one for this purpose.  Joe Frigon, Pres. of the Museum and Park, at Davisville, met with Jim to determine the particulars of the monument. He was very gracious and quite helpful in offering options and lending a hand in putting the deal together.  
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At our business meeting in Leavenworth, Kansas we will have to decide when we would like a dedication ceremony.  I feel certain that the guys would enjoy seeing their old homeport and touring the Park, the Museum and visiting the SeaBee small stores there.


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WW II 53rd Naval Construction Battalion 

    Vietnam Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 53

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Current MCB 53 Roster

WWII MCB 53 Seabee Newsletter 

The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter 1 March 1968
 The ESPRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter 1 April 1968 
 FAMILYGRAM March 1968 
 FAMILYGRAM April 1968 
 FAMILYGRAM July 1968 
The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter Dec 1968 
 28 April 1969 CO's Letter  
     The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter April 1969 pp1-8 
The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter April 1969 pp9-16 
The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter May 1969
(four pages) 
The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter May 1969 (entire)
 The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter June 1969
 The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter August 1969 
The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter September 1969 
 The ESPIRIT of MCB 53 Newsletter December 1969  
  Vietnam '68 article written by Jim Casino 


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These are large files seabeequonsethuts

   theybuilttheroadtotokyo  ww2seabeespowerpoint  seabeedocumentary


The Great Seabee Train Robbery https://youtu.be/1bmnMFZawvM
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Seabees gather to look back on time spent in Vietnam War


SEABEE Island X-4 By Roger LeBlanc  rogerral6491@gmail.com
I live in NH and I command SEABEE Island X-4 in Laconia, NH. X-4 is the only surviving Island in NH. I'm always looking for new recruits, feel free to join. That's why I have MCB53 on all three of my vehicles and a pocket full of business cards. One day I saw MCB1 on one vehicle and waited for him to come out of the store. I showed him my plate, gave him my card, and now he's our new Chaplin. I have a regular Passenger plate, a Veterans' plate and a Navy decal plate. We've designed a SEABEE decal plate and I presented it to the NH DMV, they liked the idea, but it has to be approved by the NH Legislature.  They will take it up for a vote this Fall. What a great way to spot a BEE.





Seabees gather in Somerset 24 June 2023 by Jim Donohue
A quick note and some pictures that I took when some of the Penna 53 Seabees met this past weekend - June 24 & 25 - in Somerset, Pa.  We visited the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pa. and some of us went to the site/museum of the Quecreek miner rescue of 2002 where all 9 miners were brought up alive after being trapped for 4 days. We had a great time in anticipation of our main reunion in September at Lockport, NY. We are hoping to post these for others to see and perhaps some of the guys in different states may find a location or event that they may get their troops together between reunions. The group that attended were:  Jason & Mary Abell, Gary & Renee Allison, Jim & Wendy Donohue, Dennis & Peggy Kiebach and Dennis & Nadine Meixsell.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8waE4X9H1Z5KBk6N9


A terrific WW II Seabee website maintained by a Catholic Nun for her relatives that served in the Seabees.
http://www.seabees93.net/MEM-Recruitment_Training_Index.htm

    John D. McCurdy personal narrative of MCB 53 during WWII
Personal narrative 53rd on Guam, Marianas, and Bougainville 
  More on Bougainville

Thomas N. Earp with MCB 53 WW II interview

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A short article from Construction Equipment Guide that honors the SeaBees

Bougainville Diary: The Naval Construction Battalion First Marine Amphibious Corps (53rd Seabees)

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In Honor of the Vietnam Seabees, Some Gave All   

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