While looking at the article about the Wagon Wheel Motel, I noticed that Bud Smith started his motel with surplus barracks from the Port Hueneme Naval Base. I'd never heard of it, so did the old Wiki thing and found out this base is still there and is the main base for the US Navy Construction Battalion, better known as the Seebees (which comes from the initials for construction battalion, I didn't know that).
During World War II, over 100,000 Seebees trained here after the base was established on May 18, 1942. Over 20 million tons of supplies and 200,000 men shipped out of here for action in the Pacific Theater.
This is also where the Seebee Museum is located. Groundbreaking was held last August for a new $12 million, 33,000 square foot museum to replace a run-down World War II building. Significantly, the new museum will be just outside the base for easier public access.
Something else to see in Oxnard.
Fightin' Seebees!! Right John Wayne. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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