"With compassion for
others
we build - we fight
for peace with freedom!"
The 31st Naval Construction Battalion served during
WW-II in the Pacific Theatre. While attached to the 5th Marine Division, the men of
the 31st, participated in the invasion of Japanese held Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima was
one of the bloodiest battles of WW-II costing over 7,000 American lives.
This web page is dedicated to the men who served in
the 31st Seabees. They and their families now are part of the 31st Seabees
Association. The Association produces a newsletter and this website and members hold
reunions where members and families can gather.
This page will always be under
construction -- Seabees like things that way!
Please explore our pages and the links
to this page and learn about the men of the 31st Seabees, their crucial role in WW-II, and
learn about today's Seabees who continue the tradition of building and defending America.
Bulletin Board:
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Veterans of Iwo Jima:
Annual Reunion /Symposium and Return
to the "Black Sands" Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood, "Flags of our
Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima." Mr. Eastwood has been invited to
attend the symposium and banquet. The veterans also organize the annual
historic pilgrimage to the "Black Sands" of Iwo Jima, 9-16 March 2007, where
they meet with Japanese veterans of the battle in a Joint Reunion of Honor.
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 | 31st Seabees in the news: In
1995 the Cabot Star-Herald ran a story of two 31st Seabees from Austin, Texas who built
the road to Suribachi. Click to read their story. |
| 31st Seabees in the news (in
1945 and again in 1995). The Cabot Star-Herald in Arkansas ran a story about our
seabees in 1945 and ran it again on the 60th anniversary of Iwo Jima in 1995. They
have given us permission to post it on our website. Click above for the story and a
link to the Cabot Star- Herald.
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| TRIBUTES section: So many
people have written personal tributes to the men who served in WW-II that it seems only
fitting that their words and feelings be captured here. I welcome submissions sent
to seabee@31st-seabees.com I will post all I
can.
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| Searching for records of WW-II Seabees? We get many requests for information
on fathers, grandfathers and brothers who were in the Navy or Seabees during WW-II. Click here for some help in researching
military records.
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| In the Shadow of Suribachi, a
literary novel about the ravages of war on the human spirit, tells the story of seven boys
growing up in the 1930s whose lives intersect at the battle of Iwo Jima. Ms. Joyce
Faulkner, author of this novel has joined our 31st extended family. She has been doing
excellent work helping veterans tell their story. Please provide some Seabee stories
to the to: ourstory@31st-seabees.com.
I will get them posted and make them available to Ms. Faulkner. Click
link below to get more information about this tremendous book.
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