Howdy All;-))

Just A Little Family History.
My Dad Died When I Was 12 yrs Old. He Never Said To Much About The War.

After He Died His Major Sent The Family A Letter... Great Read!

So Back To Bougainville...

Dad Was A SeaBee Attached To The 3rd Marine Div.
1942 Till End Of War!
He Helped Build Airstrips & Roads. All Up And Down The Islands.
So When We Fly These Maps.... Thank SeaBees.. For All Them Fine Air Strips!

Major Had Many Funny Stories I Never Heard Before! Peace.
Dad Wasn't Much Of A Talker About The War.
Great Day To All!!!! NetNut;-)))

Thanks for sharing Netnut.
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Thanks Sir Bolok.... Hope Your Day Is Nice;-)))

Pretty cool Netnut <S> to you and your dad
The Seabees did an amazing job turning those jungles into airstrips.
I had a lot of fun using Google Earth to find them and collecting images while researching the Solomons and New Guinea.
Piva:



Torokina:



Stirling Island:

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Reisen pilots have big hinomarus

Thanks mSpiro
Great Pictures!

Mean Jungle... Dad Caught Malaria Over There. As Many Did. ;-(

Have A Great Day..Sir;-))

My Dad was a Seabee too and was there at Bougainville and the Solomans, I have his Seabees photo book they put together. Wonder if they met?

Howdy OldDog

Very Interesting OldDog

They May Have.) Charles E Patterson Was Dad's Name.
On The SeaBees Web Site Years Ago I Saw A Picture Of Him And Another Guy Taken By The Camp Sign.

We Have A Few Pictures Too . Over The Years We Have Misplaced Some. Been Wanting To Go Through All Of Them.

Hope To Do It Soon.
Thanks OldDog! small World!!! Enjoy The Day.)