PACIFIC ALBUM
75th SEABEES
US Navy
World War II
Hardcover, Embossed navy leather
Christmas Eve 1942- June 9, 1945
196 pages, with roster, p 177-190.
11.25" X 8.5" X .75"
75th
SEABEEs
New Caledonia
Guadacanal
Bougainville
Banika
New Guinea
Philippines
Inner boards show map the SEABEEs followed to the Pacific - From Rhode Island by train to
Camp Parks, California, then on to Camp Rousseau
"All official Navy Photographs used in this book are not to be reproduced without permission of the Navy Department."
"This book has been prepared especially for
the members of the 75th Battalion and their
families and friends. Some of the material
contained here is not suitable for general re-
lease to the public press and radio until the
end of the war. It is requested that none of
the contents be made available to the public
press or radio."
Signed in two places by Lt. Commander David H. Gottwals,
Officer-in-charge: once as a complimentary inscription, then to my father.
Many, many black & white photographs showing the East-West Trail, Philippine liberation,
Invasion Beach, Solomon Islands, Samar, Philippine Islands, North Road,
Marginal Wharf, The Russells, South Pacific,
Guadalcanal and the dozens of wrecked Japanese ships,
construction sites in the Pacific Theater, entertainment, sports, ships services etc.
Several color illustrations, as well.
This book is in very good condition.
Navy hardcover embossed with SEABEE emblem in silver.
Some wear on gutter spine.
No pages loose or missing.
Pages unbent; binding & spine firm.
Some minor deterioration in hinge inner board.
No marks or tears.
Please see photos for best view. Very collectible.
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Reads: " Compliments of the 75th U. S. Navy Construction Battalion
Comdr. D. H. Gottwals"