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WWII 1944 Military Seabees Newsletter -129th Beacon, Camp Thomas, Davisville, RI
WWII 1944 Military Seabees Newsletter -129th Beacon, Camp Thomas, Davisville, RI
WWII 1944 Military Seabees Newsletter -129th Beacon, Camp Thomas, Davisville, RI

WWII 1944 Military Seabees Newsletter -129th Beacon, Camp Thomas, Davisville, RI

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Availability: 39 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Theme: Militaria

    Description

    This is a weekly newsletter, "129 Beacon" from Camp Thomas in Davisville, Rhode Island.  It is dated 9 December, 1944. It has 8 pages and measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/4".  It has a vertical fold.
    The
    Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center
    was a
    United States Navy
    Seabee
    base located in
    Davisville, Rhode Island
    . It operated from 1942 until 1994, when after it was recommended for closure during the
    1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission
    . It was made up of
    Camp Thomas
    ,
    Camp Endicott
    , the
    Advanced Base Depot
    , and the
    Advanced Base Proving Ground
    , and was located next to
    Naval Air Station Quonset Point
    for most of its existence.