Vietnamese Public
Works Award
EOC
K. F. Durkee, 1969
Vietnamese Letter of Appreciation
EO2
R. L. Haralson, 1969
CM3 D. F. Smith, 1969
IV. Partial Listing of
Other Battalion Recognition Earned from WWII through Vietnam
11th Naval Construction Battalion
Period: 1942 -
1945
BGEN Henry L. Larsen, USMC
Military Governor & Commanding General
Defense Forces in American Samoa
Letter of Commendation for Services
Letter dated June
25, 1943
Awarded to 11th
NCB Personnel in Support of USMC Forces in American Samoa for “Excellent
Cooperation and Efficiency in their work under my command.”
RADM Ben Moreell (CEC), USN
Chief of the Bureau (Yards & Docks)
Commendation for Services
Letter dated August 7, 1943
American Samoa
11th NCB
Personnel in Support of USMC Forces Re: “Commending … the 11th
Construction Battalion for valuable services provided…” to Brig. Gen.
Henry L. Larsen, USMC, Headquarters, Camp Lejeune, NC.
GEN Charles F. B. Price, USMC
Commanding General
Headquarters, Defense Group
Commendation for 11th NCB
Period: August 27, 1942 – June 18, 1943
“All assignments
were carried out with a willing spirit and in full cooperation with all
other units and activities… All construction projects were carried out in a
highly efficient manner…”
ADM William F. “Bull” Halsey, USN
COMSOUTHPAC Forces
Noumea, New Caledonia
Meritorious Service
Letter dated November 1, 1943
11th NCB
Personnel Attached to Fire Department
Put Out Ship and Port Fire Conflagration
No Specific Names Mentioned (See Award Below)
MAJ GEN Rush B. Lincoln, USA
Commanding General
Noumea, New Caledonia
Headquarters, Island Command
Letter dated November 1, 1943
11th NCB –
Members of Base Fire Department
Courageous & Important Service Fire Conflagration
Fouts, Charles, CARP
Alger, John A., M1c
Anderson, Carl R., SF3
Borden, Solomon M., COXSWAIN
Day, Paul P., SKD1
Harrison, Lloyd J., CM3
Henson, Floyd F., EM2
Phillips, Raymond L., PTR2
Roach, William T., CM2
Ward, Elmer F., CM2
Rempelakis, Alex P., #MM1
Note: # - Awarded Posthumously
Commodore J. E. Boak, USN
Commander, Naval Base, Navy 3205
Commendation South Pacific Campaign
Letter forwarded to 11th NCB dated May 11, 1944
All Naval Activities Ashore, including 11th
NCB
South Pacific Airmail Gram dated 21 April 1944
“…A great measure of
the Sky-blasting, Sea-sweeping, Jungle-smashing of the combat forces goes to
the construction gangs and service organizations that bulldozed bases out of
the Jungle and brought up the beans and bullets and supplies…”
/s/ ADM William F. Halsey, USN
W. B. Short/G. G. Lancaster
OIC, 4th USN Construction Brigade
FPO San Francisco, California
Commendation 11th USN Construction
Battalion
Letter dated October 1, 1944
Accomplishments of the
11th NCB in the Admiralties…“has been of the highest quality and
has been instrumental in the rapid and successful completion of this Base.
/s/ W. B. Short
G. G. Lancaster
Officer-in-Charge
Second USN Construction Regiment
FPO San Francisco,
California
Commendation: 11th
USN Construction Battalion
October 4, 1944
“Credible
Performance of the Enlisted and Officer Personnel of the Eleventh
Construction Battalion…” for the excellent performance shown on the
construction projects undertaken by subject activity while engaged in the
erection of Navy Base Three Two Zero Five (3205).
/s/ Paul L. A. Keiser
Commodore J. E. Boak, USN
Commander, Naval Base, Navy 3205
Admiralties Islands, 1944
Letter of Appreciation
Re: “Excellent judgement, courage and efficient handling of a delicate
situation…” while rescuing five Chinese-born laborers hiding out in the
jungles in the Admiralties Islands after their escape from long-gone
Japanese occupiers of the Island.
Carpenter Frank T.
Cadarr
Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion Eleven
Period: 1953 –
1969. Below is a partial listing only of unit awards and names found in
various official documents.
RADM Joseph F. Jelley, CEC,
USN
Commander, 10th
Naval Construction Brigade
Letter of Commendation
October 10, 1956
NMCB-11
Recognition: “High production efficiency that increased 20% between February
and September 1956 and for the excellent quality of the completed
structures…”
Commanding Officer, CBC Port
Hueneme, CA
Letter of Commendation
November 5, 1959
NMCB-11
Recognition: Outstanding Homeport Period
Commanding Officer, CBC Port
Hueneme, CA
“Cock of
the Walk” – Two Awards
June 28 and October 15, 1959
NMCB-11
Pass in Review Honors – Best Battalion
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ROICC Okinawa Award - 1964
“Contractor of the Month”
June 1964
Awarded to: NMCB-11
Editor’s Note: This was the first time that
this award was given to a Seabee battalion. Heretofore, it was always
presented to a civilian construction contractor.
Seabee Invents Airfield SATS
Matting Tool
SWECN Joseph Curcione, C-Co., June 1964
Editor’s Note: Recognition for the inventor of the SATS
Matting Tool was given to this member of NMCB-11.
RADM J. R. Davis, CEC, USN -
1965
Commander of the Seabees
Letter of Commendation -
Okinawa
CEW3 Richard S. Supczak, April 1965
NMCB-11 C.O.’s Meritorious Mast - 1965
Letters of Commendation - Okinawa
UTCS Ralph M.
Muckelrath, March 1965
BUL3 Douglas Harwood, March 1965
BUC Henry Taft, April 16, 1965
BUC Carl Bock, April 16, 1965
Letters of Appreciation -
1965
Okinawa
BUL2 John Margraf, April 16,
1965
SW1 Richard Salmonson, April 16, 1965
UTW2 Paul Lavella, April 16, 1965
BUL3 Valentine Valles, April 16, 1965
COMCBPAC Letter of
Commendation, Okinawa
June 1965
Awarded: NMCB-11
“Support & Assistance re: Mount-out of NMCB-10”
CO NMCB-10 Letter of Appreciation, Okinawa
Mount-out of NMCB-10 from
Okinawa to Vietnam
Period: May – June 1965
ENS Richard B. Laurance, CEC, USNR
UTCS Ralph M. Muckelrath
EOCA Elmore
EOH2 P. O. Clayton
CN J. E. Hadder
And 15 Forklift Operators TAD to USS Washburn
Secretary of the Navy
Letter of Commendation – 1966
Vietnam
YN2 John Dunlap, 1966
Assembly, California Legislature
2nd Extraordinary Session, 1967
Resolution No. 43, Adopted December 4, 1967
Commending NMCB-11
A
Resolution was presented to NMCB-11 by the California Legislature on
December 4, 1967, in recognition of their contributions to the war in South
Vietnam, especially recognizing posthumously CM3
Marvin G. Shields, recipient of the Medal of Honor.
/s/ Jesse M. Unrue
Speaker of the Assembly
Commanding Officer, NMCB-11
Letters of Commendation – 1965 - 1968
Okinawa
UTCS Ralph M.
Muckelrath, January 1965
Vietnam
CECS Joseph H. Herrera, March 1966
HM1 R. Simmons, 1966
CMA2 David A. Jackson, Sr., 1966
CM1 P. C. Arnold, December 1966
BUH2 Ralph Z. Bagdigian, December 1966
CMCS L. W. Cooper, December 1966
PCSN T. G. Hefner, December 1966
BUL2 Keith K. Klein, December 1966
UTW2 Frank Nava, December 1966
BUC W. H. Neal, December 1966
CMH3 M. L. Nelson, December 1966
SK2 R. W. Pearcy, December 1966
EAD3 A. D. Roberts, December 1966
LTJG
Bruce B. Geibel, CEC, USN, February 1968
Mayor William Soo Hoo
Oxnard, California
City Resolution, December 5, 1967
Editor’s Note: The City of Oxnard issued a
resolution honoring NMCB-11 for the “‘Courageous Manner’ in which the
battalion was deployed in Dong Ha, Vietnam.”
OIC CBPAC Detachment Thailand - 1967
Letters of Appreciation, Seabee Team 1109
1. Chiang Kham District Officer
2.
Taung Police District
Commander
3.
Chiang Kham Police District Commander
4. Abbot, Taung Monastery
Dept. of the
Army, HQ XXIV Corps
Letter of Commendation
NMCB-11, November 5,
1969
COMNAVFORV (VADM Zumwalt)
Letter of Appreciation
NMCB-11, January 11,
1969
Military Assistance Command,
Vietnam
Letter of Achievement
CE2 D. C. Bronson, 1969
UT2 W. L. Pearson, 1969
Dept. of the Army, 75th Support Battalion
Letter of Appreciation
NMCB-11, October 6,
1968
Dept. of the Army, 18th Surgical Hospital (MA)
Letter of Appreciation
NMCB-11, January 1,
1968
Dept. of the Army, 26th Gen. Support Battalion
Certificate of Appreciation (Task Force Diamond)
NMCB-11, November 28, 1968
Dept. of the Army, 14th Engineer Battalion
Letter of Appreciation
NMCB-11, November 13, 1969
COM GEN III MAF Letters of
Appreciation
NMCB-11, November 23, 1969
NMCB-11, January 25, 1969
COMCBPAC Letter of
Appreciation
NMCB-11, January
19, 1969
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