The Fighting Seabees

Title: The Fighting Seabees Summary: During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack. Directed by: Edward Ludwig Actors: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O Production Company: Republic Pictures (I) Release Date: 10 July 1944 (UK) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.