World War II Naval Construction Batallion Center-- Oxnard, Ca.

This has been the home for the military group called Seebees since World War II. The word Seebees comes from the words construction battalion. They were established May 18, 1942. During World War II, the Seebees were responsible for shipping 20 million tons of supplies and 200,000 men in the Pacific Theater.

A new $12 million 33,000 square-foot museum is planned to replace a run-down World War II-era building. It will be the main repository of Seebee operational information and artifacts.

During World War II, the Seebees built airfields, bridges, roads, gasoline storage tanks, warehouses, hospitals and housing.

The base at Oxnard was where over 100,000 Seebees trained during the war.

In May 2007, another World War II structure on base was rehabbed into sleeping quarters.

In August 2009, groundbreaking was held for the new museum which will be located outside the base for easier public access in these War on terrorism days. It is expected to open in the spring of 2011.

And this story grew out of a post on the Wagon Wheel Motel in Oxnard, California from April 17th.

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