Civil Engineer Corps

Engineering-focused staff corps of the United States Navy

U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps

U.S. Naval Civil Engineer Corps Insignia

Active| 2 March 1867 – present
Country| United States of America
Allegiance|  U.S.
Branch| U.S. Navy (Active & Reserve Component)
Type| Staff Corps
Nickname(s)| Crossed Bananas
Engagements| Sicily, North Africa, Normandy, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Kwajalein, Roi-Namur, Battle of Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Tarawa, Peleliu, Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Operation Highjump, Korea, Operation Deep Freeze, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan
Commanders
Chief of Civil Engineers| RADM Dean VanderLey, CEC, USN

Military unit

The Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) is a staff corps of the United States Navy. CEC officers are professional engineers and architects, acquisitions specialists, and Seabee Combat Warfare Officers who qualify within Seabee units. They are responsible for executing and managing the planning, design, acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Navy's shore facilities. The Civil Engineer Corps is under the command of the Chief of Civil Engineers and Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. On 12 August 2022, RADM Dean VanderLey relieved RADM John W. Korka, becoming the 46th commander of NAVFAC and Chief of Civil Engineers.[1]

Present day CEC ranks range from CWO4 to RADM, though the community is phasing out Chief Warrant Officer ranks in favor of Limited Duty Officers. Several Civil Engineer Corps officers, primarily those serving during or around the time of World War II, have held the rank of Vice Admiral, and one officer, Ben Moreell, has held the four-star rank of Admiral, but there are no current billets within the US Navy that require Civil Engineer Corps officers of either rank. The worldwide CEC Active- and Reserve-Component authorized end strength is shown below.

Authorized end strength, as of October 2023 (510X, 653X, 753X designators)  | Total  | ADM | VADM | RADM | RDML | CAPT | CDR | LCDR | LT | LTJG | ENS | CWO5 | CWO4 | CWO3 | CWO2

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Active | 1,277 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 182 | 287 | 398 | 164 | 161 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
Reserve | 438 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 72 | 144 | 111 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 1,715 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 104 | 254 | 431 | 509 | 207 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0

## History

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WWII Naval Officers from the Civil Engineer Corps, Medical Corps, Dental Corps and Supply Corps assigned to Naval Construction Battalions had a Silver Seabee on their Corps insignia Capt. John N. Laycock (CEC) discussing his modular pontoon box system with Admiral Moreell Lt Cmdr. Edward S. Hope CEC was the most senior African American officer in the United States Navy during WWII.

Civil engineers were employed by the Navy Department as early as 1827, when Mr. Loammi Baldwin was appointed to superintendent of the construction of dry docks at Boston and Norfolk.[2] Prior to the passage of the Act of 2 March 1867 civil engineers were appointed by the Secretary, but under authority of that act they were to be commissioned by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; they were appropriated for as part of the civil establishment at the several navy yards and stations under the control of the Bureau of Yards and Docks until 1870.[2] At that time their pay was regulated by section 3 of the Act of 15 July 1870 that "fixed" the annual pay of officers of the Navy on the active list.[2] Appropriations for their pay have been made since 1870 under the head of "Pay of the Navy".

The discretionary authority given to the president by the Statute of 3 March 1871, to determine and fix the relative rank of civil engineers was not exercised until the 24th of February 1881, when relative rank was conferred upon them and fixed as follows: One with the relative rank of captain (Capt), two with that of commander (Cdr), three with that of lieutenant-commander (Lcdr), and four with that of lieutenant (Lt).[2]

The Navy Regulations for 1876 failed to list civil engineers among the staff officers of the Navy, and the uniform regulations for that year did not prescribe a uniform or a corps device for that class of officer. In 1881, after having had relative rank conferred upon them, civil engineers were instructed by Uniform Circular dated 24 August to wear the uniform of officers of the line with whom they had relative rank - omitting the star, but with the distinctive letters C.E. (Old English) embroidered in silver in the center. The same letters to be similarly embroidered on frogs of epaulets.

In 1905, two crossed silver sprigs, each composed of two oak leaves and an acorn (sometimes called "Crossed Bananas"), was adopted as the insignia of the Civil Engineer Corps replacing the Old English letters C.E. These were to be worn on the epaulets, shoulder straps and collar of the service coat.[2] While the pattern of this corps device remained the same, uniform regulations issued in 1919 specified that it was to be embroidered in gold instead of silver and worn on the sleeve of frock, evening dress, and blue service coats, above the gold lace strips, and on shoulder marks for white service coat and overcoat. By these same regulations the light blue cloth worn under the sleeve strips, and worn on the shoulder marks since 1899, was abolished as a distinction of the corps, however is still present in the light blue color of the stripes worn by enlisted, pay grades E-3 and below in the Navy's construction field.

In 1939 the CEC was composed of 126 active officers. By VJ day that number had grown to only 200. However, there were over 10,000 reservists providing the leadership of the Construction Battalions.[2] In December 1941 Admiral Ben Moreell proposed the creation of three Naval Construction Battalions. A problem then confronted BuDocks, who would command the Construction Battalions? Naval regulations stated that military command of naval personnel was strictly limited to line officers, yet BuDocks deemed it essential that these Construction Battalions be commanded by officers of the Civil Engineer Corp, who were trained in the skills required for construction work. The newly formed Bureau of Naval Personnel (BuPers), successor to the Navy's Bureau of Navigation, strongly opposed this transgression of Naval tradition. Admiral Moreell took the question personally to the Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, who, on 19 March 1942, gave authority for officers of the Civil Engineer Corps to exercise military authority over all officers and enlisted men assigned to construction units otherwise known as the Seabees. For those engineers assigned to the Seabees a silver Seabee was mounted to the center of the CEC crossed oak leaves insignia. The Seabee logo incorporated the CEC insignia, with one on each arm of the Seabee, just above each glove.

Capt. Brockenbrough (CEC) CB 71, Third Marine Division Shore Party Commander on Bougainville[3]

Besides providing the command leadership and engineering skills needed by the Naval Construction Force (NCF), the CEC made a major contribution to the war effort. CAPT. John N. Laycock created the Seabee's "magic box".[4] Today's Navy lighterage pontoon is a direct descendant of his creation.

LVT-2 doodlebug going through tests on Saipan. It was a CEC assault concept vehicle.[5] "NCDU 45", Ensign Karnowski CEC Chief Carpenters Mate Conrad C. Millis, MM2 Equipment Operator Lester Meyers and three sailors. The unit received a Presidential Unit Citation (United States) with Ens. Karnowski earning the Navy Cross & French Croix de Guerre with Palm, while MM2 Meyers received a Silver Star.[6]

Early in 1943 the Navy began training its first African American officers. In May, Morehouse and MIT graduate Edward S. Hope, was the first to enter the CEC. He went through training at Camp Endicott and was posted as the Public Works officer at Manana Barracks, Hawaii Territory as a Lieutenant. Manana Barracks was the largest "black installation" the U.S. military had. He eventually was promoted to Lieutenant Commander which made him the Navy's highest ranking African American during WWII.

The first CEC killed in Pacific combat were Lt. Irwin W. Lee and Lt. (jg) George W. Stephenson along with 23 enlisted of the 24th CB. They died in an air raid on 2 July 1943 on Rendova Island. The Seabees named their Naval Training Center at Quoddy Village Eastport, Maine, Camp Lee-Stephenson in honor of them.[7]

The first CEC killed in the Atlantic combat was Lt. Carl M. Olson of St Paul, Minnesota, on 10 September 1943 at Salerno, Italy. His design for the landing end of pontoon assemblies was used throughout the war.[8]

* Capt. Wilfred L. Painter (CEC) was awarded four Gold Stars to the Legion of Merit (plus the Combat "V" for each of the additional stars).[9] Lt. Painter received his first award for his leadership in the salvage of the USS California and the USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor. For the West Virginia Lt. Painter got 120 seabees from the 16th CB to expedite the operation including pouring 650 tons of marine concrete to seal the hull.[10]

### USMC

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U.S. Naval insignia, brass subdued per USMC regulation for CEC in CBs transferred to the Corps ChCarp. W. H. Achenson (CEC) awarded Silver Star for UDT 1 actions.

During WWII the Seabees had a number of battalions transferred to the Marine Corps.[11][12][13] Those battalions were then given USMC designations and the men were given standard Marine Corps issue in addition to their dress naval uniform. For CEC the standard gold and silver officer corps insignia was replaced by a brass subdued one on the garrison hat. The battalions involved were the 18th, 19th, 25th, 53rd and 121st.(see 17th Marine Regiment, 18th Marine Regiment, 19th Marine Regiment, and 20th Marine Regiment) The 31st and 133rd CBs were issued USMC fatigues and attached to the shore parties of the 4th Marine Division and 5th Marine Division for Iwo Jima. The CEC involved would have worn the subdued insignia also. Other battalions were tasked with Marine Corps shore party assignments both prior to and post-Iwo Jima.

Tasked as combat engineers, the CEC of the 18th and 121st CBs designed a detachable ramp mounted on a LVT-2.[5] Its purpose was to enable the Marines to land on Tinian's beaches bordered by coral embankments up to 15 feet high. Ten LVTs were modified using iron beams salvaged from a sugar factory on Saipan.[5] The commanding General Harry Schmidt was skeptical of the design. He ordered that a vehicle test one, a hundred times, before he would use it in combat. The ramps not only stood up, but they allowed the Marines to land where there were no defenses as a landing there had been thought impossible.[5] The astonished Japanese were overwhelmed and outflanked due to the ramps. The LVTs were nicknamed "doodlebugs".

### USMC Shore party commanders

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* Guam: 3rd Marine Regiment, Cmdr. Wehlen CEC 3rd Battalion 19th Marines / Naval Construction Battalion 25 beaches Red 1 and Red 2
* Bougainville: 3rd Marine Division Cmdr. Brockenbrough CEC 71st CB with detachments from the 25th, 53rd, and the 75th CBs (and as well as the Marines).[3] beaches: Blue 1,2,3 Yellow 1,2,3,4 Green 1,2 Red 1,2,3
* Iwo Jima: 23rd Marine Regiment Cmdr. Raymond P. Murphy CEC, 133rd CB beaches Yellow 1 and Yellow 2.

### Naval Combat Demolition Units

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Operational Naval Demolition Unit No. 1. was the very first USN "demolitions" unit. In early May 1943, a two-phase "Naval Demolition Project" was directed by the Chief of Naval Operations "to meet a present and urgent requirement". The first phase began at Amphibious Training Base (ATB) Solomons, Maryland with the establishment of Operational Naval Demolition Unit No. 1. Six Officers and eighteen enlisted men reported from NTC Camp Peary dynamiting and demolition school, for a four-week course. Those Seabees, led by Lt. Fred Wise CEC, were immediately sent to participate in the invasion of Sicily.[14][15] When the unit returned to Camp Peary most of the men were assigned to the new Naval Combat Demolition Units being formed there.

Naval Combat Demolition Units were led by junior CEC officers.[16] There were over 200 NCDUs formed with all but five being requisitioned for the UDTs.

### UDTs

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Lt. Crist (CEC), Lt. Cmdr. Kaufmann and Lt. Carberry right to left at awards ceremony

V Amphibious Corps had identified coral as an issue for Amphibious landings in the Pacific and determined Naval Constructions Battalions had the only people with any experience with the material. Lt. Thomas C. Crist CEC, from NCB 10 was in Honolulu from Canton Island where he had been involved in a lagoon coral head clearance project.[17] His being in Pearl Harbor turned out to be pivotal in UDT history. Admiral Turner and V Amphibious Corps were interested in dealing with coral and had identified the Seabees as the only people with any applicable knowledge. The Admirals staff learned of Lt. Crist's presence in Pearl Harbor and ordered him to report. The Admiral commissioned Lt. Crist with developing a method to blast coral under combat conditions and staging qualified men in Pearl to form a unit for that task. Lt. Crist had staged 30 officers and 150 enlisted from the 7th Naval Construction Regiment when the disaster at Tarawa happened. With Kwajalein the next operation, Lt. Crist's 180 men were used to form UDT 1 and UDT 2. Cmdr. E. D. Brewster (CEC) was selected to command UDT 1 and Lt Crist was picked for UDT 2. That did not last as Admiral Connelly wanted a commander with combat experience. So, Lt. Crist was made ops officer for team 2. At Kwajalein Ensign L. Leuhrs and Carp. W. Acheson CEC anticipated that they may not to get the intel Admiral Turner wanted just paddling a dinghy and wore swim trunks under their fatigues. They decided to strip down and go in the water in broad daylight on a hostile beach to get what the Admiral wanted. Doing that changed the UDT mission model and made them the predecessors of the Navy's special ops. Upon returning to Hawaii Lt. Crist was named as the first Training Officer of the UDT program. He was in the position only a short time when he was selected as commander of UDT 3. For the Marianas operations of Kwajelein, Roi-Namur, Siapan, Tinian, Eniwetok, and Guam. Admiral Turner recommended sixty silver stars and over three hundred bronze stars with Vs for the Seabees and others of UDTs 1-7,[18] which was unprecedented in U.S. Naval and Marine Corps history.[18] For UDTs 5 and 7 every officer received a silver star and all the enlisted received bronze stars with Vs for Operation Forager (Tinian).[14] For UDTs 3 and 4 every officer received a silver star and all the enlisted received bronze stars with Vs for Operation Forager (Guam).[14] Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly felt the commanders of teams 3 and 4 (Lt. Crist and Lt. W.G. Carberry) should have received Navy Crosses.[14] When UDT 3 returned from Leyte in November 1944 it became the training instructors of the Maui school and Lt. Crist was made base Training Officer again.[19] The team would remain in these jobs until April 1945 when it was sent to Fort Pierce to do the same job there. Lt. Crist had been promoted to Lt. Cmdr. and was sent back to Hawaii but his Team 3 Seabees would train teams 12–22.[19]

Diving masks were not common in 1944 and a few men had tried using goggles at Kwajalein.[20] They were a rare item in the Hawaiian sports stores so Lt. Crist and Seabee Chief Howard Roeder and put in a request to the Supply Corps for them.[20] Fortuitously, a diving mask ad was spotted in a magazine. That prompted a priority dispatch to the States appropriating the store's entire stock.[20]

In 1944 the Navy created an unheralded program to dredge harbors to increase accessibility and stevedoring productivity at advance bases. The 301st CB was created for the job and given two ex-NCDU (CEC) and two ex-UDT (CEC) to assist. Between them they had three Silver Stars and a Bronze Star for valor.

### Prisoners of war

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During WWII fifteen CEC were taken as prisoners of war.[21] All were in the Pacific and all were taken at the onset of hostilities at Cavite, Philippines, Wake, and Guam.[21] Six would die: one executed, two from friendly fire, and three from mal-treatment.[21] One POW, Lt. Jerry Steward CEC, received the Navy Cross, Purple Heart with three gold stars, Army Distinguished Unit Badge with Oak leaf cluster, Philippine Distinguished Service Star and was the most decorated CEC officer of WWII. Postwar he retired as a Rear Admiral.[21]

## Camp David

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The presidential retreat is officially Naval Support Facility Thurmont. The CEC staffs the base command. The Marine Corps provides base security while Seabees oversee base operations and maintenance. The current base commander is Capt. Christopher S. Casne (CEC) while the executive officer is Lcdr. Christopher L. Adcock (CEC).[22]

* The Naval Special Warfare Command building at the U.S.N. Seal base at Fort Pierce is named for LTJG Frank Kaine CEC commander of NCDU 2.

## Chiefs of Civil Engineers

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No. | Portrait  | Chief of Civil Engineer | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Command | Chief of Naval Operations

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| VanderLey, DeanRADM
Dean VanderLey[23]| 12 August 2022| Incumbent| 3 years, 0 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command| Michael M. Gilday
Lisa_Franchetti
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| Korka, John W.RADM
John W. Korka[24]| 19 October 2018| 12 August 2022| 3 years, 297 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command| John M. Richardson
Michael M. Gilday
44|

| Muilenburg, Bret J.RADM
Bret J. Muilenburg[25]| 4 November 2015| 19 October 2018| 2 years, 349 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| John M. Richardson
43|

| Gregory, Katherine L.RADM
Katherine L. Gregory[26]| 26 October 2012| 4 November 2015| 3 years, 9 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Jonathan Greenert
John M. Richardson
42|

| Mossey, Christopher J.RADM
Christopher J. Mossey[27]| 21 May 2010| 26 October 2012| 2 years, 158 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Gary Roughead
Jonathan Greenert
41|

| Shear, Wayne “Greg” Jr.RADM
Wayne "Greg" Shear| 27 October 2006| 21 May 2010| 3 years, 206 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Michael Mullen
Gary Roughead
40|

| Loose, Michael K.RADM
Michael K. Loose| 24 October 2003| 27 October 2006| 3 years, 3 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Vern Clark
Michael Mullen
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| Johnson, Michael R.RADM
Michael R. Johnson| 20 October 2000| 24 October 2003| 3 years, 4 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Vern Clark
38|

| Smith, Louis M.RADM
Louis M. Smith| 25 September 1998| 20 October 2000| 2 years, 25 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Jay L. Johnson
Vern Clark
37|

| Nash, David J.RADM
David J. Nash| 15 September 1995| 25 September 1998| 3 years, 10 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Michael Boorda
Jay L. Johnson
36|

| Buffington, Jack E.RADM
Jack E. Buffington| 18 September 1992| 15 September 1995| 2 years, 362 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Frank Kelso
Michael Boorda
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| Bottorff, David E.RADM
David E. Bottorff| 27 October 1989| 18 September 1992| 2 years, 327 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Carlisle Trost
Frank Kelso
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| Montoya, Benjamin F.RADM
Benjamin F. Montoya| 14 August 1987| 27 October 1989| 2 years, 74 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Carlisle Trost
33|

| Jones, John Paul Jr.RADM
John Paul Jones Jr.| 31 August 1984| 14 August 1987| 2 years, 348 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| James D. Watkins
Carlisle Trost
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| Zobel, William M.RADM
William M. Zobel| 15 January 1981| 31 August 1984| 3 years, 229 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Thomas B. Hayward
James D. Watkins
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| Iselin, Donald G.RADM
Donald G. Iselin| 27 May 1977| 15 January 1981| 3 years, 233 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| James L. Holloway III
Thomas B. Hayward
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| Marschall, Albert R.RADM
Albert R. Marschall| 11 May 1973| 27 May 1977| 4 years, 16 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Elmo Zumwalt
James L. Holloway III
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| Enger, Walter M.RADM
Walter M. Enger| 29 August 1969| 11 May 1973| 3 years, 255 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| Thomas Hinman Moorer
Elmo Zumwalt
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| Husband, Alexander C.RADM
Alexander C. Husband| 1 November 1965| 29 August 1969| 3 years, 301 days| Naval Facilities Engineering Command| David L. McDonald
Thomas Hinman Moorer
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| Corradi, PeterRADM
Peter Corradi| 12 February 1962| 31 October 1965| 3 years, 261 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| George Whelan Anderson Jr.
David L. McDonald
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| Peltier, Eugene J.RADM
Eugene J. Peltier| 2 December 1957| 30 January 1962| 4 years, 59 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| Arleigh Burke
George Whelan Anderson Jr.
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| Meade, Robert H.RADM
Robert H. Meade| 8 November 1955| 30 November 1957| 2 years, 22 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| Arleigh Burke
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| Perry, John R.RADM
John Richard Perry| 3 November 1953| 25 September 1955| 1 year, 326 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| Robert Carney
Arleigh Burke
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| Jelley, Joseph F.RADM
Joseph F. Jelley| 1 December 1949| 3 November 1953| 3 years, 337 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| Forrest Sherman
Lynde D. McCormick
William Fechteler
Robert Carney
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| Manning, John J.RADM
John J. Manning
(1894–1962[28])| 1 December 1945| 1 December 1949| 4 years, 0 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| Ernest J. King
Chester W. Nimitz
Louis E. Denfeld
Forrest Sherman
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| Moreell, BenRADM
Ben Moreell
(1892–1978)| 1 December 1937| 1 December 1945| 8 years, 0 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| William D. Leahy
Harold Rainsford Stark
Ernest J. King
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| Smith, Norman M.RADM
Norman M. Smith| 23 December 1933| 30 November 1937| 3 years, 342 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| William Harrison Standley
William D. Leahy
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| Parsons, Archibald L.RADM
Archibald L. Parsons| 23 December 1929| 22 December 1933| 3 years, 364 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| Charles Frederick Hughes
William V. Pratt
William Harrison Standley
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| Gregory, Luther E.RADM
Luther E. Gregory| 20 December 1921| 21 December 1929| 8 years, 1 day| Bureau of Yards and Docks| Robert Coontz
Edward Walter Eberle
Charles Frederick Hughes
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| Parks, Charles W.RADM
Charles W. Parks| 11 January 1918| 15 December 1921| 3 years, 338 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| William S. Benson
Robert Coontz
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| Harris, Frederic R.RADM
Frederic R. Harris| 21 January 1916| 30 November 1917| 1 year, 313 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| William S. Benson
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| Stanford, Homer R.RADM
Homer R. Stanford| 14 January 1912| 13 January 1916| 3 years, 364 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| Charles E. Vreeland
Bradley A. Fiske
William S. Benson
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| Hollyday, Richard C.RADM
Richard C. Hollyday| 26 March 1907| 13 January 1912| 4 years, 293 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks| Richard Wainwright
Charles E. Vreeland
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| Rousseau, Harry H.RADM
Harry H. Rousseau| 6 January 1907| 25 March 1907| 78 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks
12|

| Endicott, Mordecai T.RADM
Mordecai T. Endicott| 4 April 1898| 5 January 1907| 8 years, 276 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks
11|

| Matthews, Edmund O.CDRE
Edmund O. Matthews| 21 March 1894| 16 March 1898| 3 years, 360 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks
10|

| Farquhar, Norman H.CDRE
Norman H. Farquhar| 6 March 1890| 6 March 1894| 4 years, 0 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

| White, George D.CDRE
George D. White| 2 April 1889| 27 February 1890| 331 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

| Harmony, David B.CDRE
David B. Harmony| 27 March 1885| 2 April 1889| 4 years, 6 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

| Nichols, Edward T.CDRE
Edward T. Nichols| 4 June 1881| 1 March 1885| 3 years, 270 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

| Law, Richard L.CDRE
Richard L. Law| 1 July 1878| 4 June 1881| 2 years, 338 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

| Howell, John CummingsCDRE
John C. Howell| 21 September 1874| 1 July 1878| 3 years, 283 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

| Rodgers, Christopher Raymond PerryCDRE
Christopher R. P. Rodgers| 1 October 1871| 21 September 1874| 2 years, 355 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

| Ammen, DanielCAPT
Daniel Ammen| 1 May 1869| 1 October 1871| 2 years, 153 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

| Smith, JosephCAPT
Joseph Smith| 25 May 1846| 1 May 1869| 22 years, 341 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

| Warrington, LewisCAPT
Lewis Warrington| 31 August 1842| 25 May 1846| 3 years, 267 days| Bureau of Yards and Docks

## Notable Seabees

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* Ben Moreell
* David Robinson, NBA player who served two years active duty in the U.S. Navy with the CEC

## See also

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* Military engineering of the United States
* Seabees in World War II
* Underwater Construction Teams

## References

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1. ^ Christopher, Dunne. "NAVFAC Holds Change of Command". Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e f Anonymous (2007-04-01). "A history of the Navy Civil Engineer Corps, 1867 – 2007" (PDF). Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28.
3. ^ a b 71st U.S. Naval Construction Battalion. U.S. Navy Seabee Museum. p. 14.
4. ^ The Navy's Pinup Boxes, Popular Science, Commodore W. Mack Angas CEC, Feb. 1946 "Navy's pin-up Boxes", February 1946, Popular Science illustrations of NPL units
5. ^ a b c d Seabees and doodlebugs at Tinian, This date in Seabee History July 24, 1944, Seabee Museum website, Port Hueneme, CA[V]
6. ^ Blazich, Frank A. (6 June 2014). "Opening Omaha Beach: Ensign Karnowski and NCDU-45". Seabees Online. Navy Facilities Engineering Command. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
7. ^ CAMP LEE-STEPHENSON MONUMENT AT QUODDY VILLAGE, EASTPORT, MAINE, CEC / Seabee Historical Foundation PO Box 657, Gulfport, MS 39502, (228) 865-0480, info@seabeehf.org [1]
8. ^ The King Bee. Capt. A.N. Olsen (CEC), Trafford Publishing, 2007
9. ^ Wilfred L. Painter, NHHC website, Seabee Museum Archive, Port Hueneme, CA, Jan. 31, 2020 [2]
10. ^ 16th Naval Construction Battalion, Seabee Museum Archives, Port Hueneme, CA., p. 7 [3]
11. ^ Huie, William Bradford (1945). Can Do!: The Story of the Seabees. New York: E. P. Dutton.
12. ^ "WWII CB uniform". Weebly.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
13. ^ "WWII CB uniform, 1944 Leatherneck Magazine". weebly.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
14. ^ a b c d Naked Warriors, Cdt. Francis Douglas Fane USNR (Ret.), St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10010, 1996, pp. 122, 131, ISBN 0-312-95985-0
15. ^ "Seal History: Origins of Naval Special Warfare – WWII". Navy Seal Museum Archives. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
16. ^ "Seabee online magazine- this week in Seabee History". Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
17. ^ Lt Crist, "The MOCK-UP", Fort Pierce Amphibious Training Base (ATB) Newspaper, 20 July 1945 , p. 4, Fort Pierce SEAL Archives, Fort Pierce, FL.
18. ^ a b "America's First Frogman", Elizabeth K. Bush, Naval Institute Press, 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, Maryland, 2012, Chapt. 7, ISBN 978-1-61251-298-3 [4]
19. ^ a b "The Teams in World War II". View of the Rockies. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
20. ^ a b c Naked Warriors, Cdr. Francis Douglas Fane USNR (Ret.), St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10010, 1996, p. 82, ISBN 0-312-95985-0
21. ^ a b c d CEC WWII prisoners of war, Civil Engineering Corps History, Naval History Heritage Command, Seabee Museum Archives,Port Hueneme,CA [5]
22. ^ Biographies, CNIC, Naval Support Facility Thurmont web page, Commander, Navy Installations Command, 716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20374-5140 [6]
23. ^ Navy Biography: Dean VanderLey
24. ^ Navy Biography: John W. Korka
25. ^ Navy Biography: Bret J. Muilenburg
26. ^ Navy Biography: Katherine L. Gregory
27. ^ Navy Biography: Christopher J. Mossey
28. ^ "Admiral John J. Manning Dead; Led the Seabees at Normandy". The New York Times.

## External links

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* CEC Accessions Website
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* Naval Sea Systems Command
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* Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
* Naval Supply Systems Command
* Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
* Fleet Cyber Command
* Naval Academy
* Naval Education and Training Command
* Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
* Office of Naval Intelligence
* Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center
* Naval Legal Service Command
* Naval Observatory
* Naval Safety Command
* Bureau of Naval Personnel
* Chief of Naval Personnel
* Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
* Navy Installations Command
* Navy Working Capital Fund

Fleets|

* Second Fleet
* Third Fleet
* Fourth Fleet
* Fifth Fleet
* Sixth Fleet
* Seventh Fleet
* Tenth Fleet

Ships|

* A–B
* C
* D–F
* G–H
* I–K
* L
* M
* N–O
* P
* Q–R
* S
* T–V
* W–Z

* Aircraft carriers
* Airships
* Amphibious warfare ships
* Auxiliaries
* Battleships
* Cruisers
* Destroyers
* Destroyer escorts
* Escort carriers
* Frigates
* Mine warfare vessels
* Monitors
* Patrol vessels
* Registered civilian vessels
* Sailing frigates
* Steam frigates
* Steam gunboats
* Ships of the line
* Sloops of war
* Submarines
* Torpedo boats
* Torpedo retrievers
* Unclassified miscellaneous vessels
* Yard and district craft

Personnel
and
training|

| People|

| Officers|

Insignia
Designators

|

Enlisted|

Rates
Ratings
Classification

Personnel|

Chaplain Corps

Chief
Deputy Chief
Explosive ordnance disposal
Medical Corps
Dental Corps
Nurse Corps
Medical Service Corps
Supply Corps
Civil Engineer Corps
JAG Corps

JAG
DJAG
NCIS
Boatswain's mates
Hospital corpsman
Naval aviator
SEALs
Seabees
Master-at-arms
Operations specialist
SWCCs
Hispanic sailors

Training|

Recruit
Officer Candidate School
STA-21
NROTC
Naval University System (Naval War College, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Academy, Naval Community College, Marine Corps University)
BESS
BFTT
CNATT
COMPTUEX
NAWCTSD
AIM
Naval Chaplaincy School
Naval Hospital Corps School
Naval Justice School
United States Armed Forces School of Music
Navy Senior Enlisted Academy
Navy Supply Corps School
Nuclear Power School
JMTC
TOPGUN
USNTPS
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Equipment|

* Uniforms
* Awards and decorations
* Badges
* Current fleet
* Future fleet
* Reserve fleet
* Current aircraft
* Weapons
* Naval reactors

History and
traditions|

* History
* 600 ship navy
* "Anchors Aweigh"
* Blue Angels
* Continental Navy
* Ensign
* Fleet bands
* Fleet Week
* Jack
* Line-crossing ceremony
* National Museum
* Navy Band
* Ceremonial Guard
* Navy Flag
* Navy Hymn
* Navy Memorial
* Navy service numbers
* Navy Weeks
* Revolt of the Admirals
* Sailor's Creed
* Ship commissioning
* Ship decommissioning
* Ship naming conventions
* Tingey House
* USS Constitution
* WAVES
* Wetting-down
* United States battleship retirement debate

* Category

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX

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