5 March 1942
FORMATION
The attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 forces the creation of a military unit to replace the 70,000 contractors working overseas for the military. Under international law it’s illegal for civilian workers to resist an attack, leaving the contractors liable to summary execution by the enemy if they fight back. The first cohort are trained three months after they are requested.
27 January 1944
INTRODUCING THE SEABEES
is released, starring John Wayne and Susan