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The base was officially established and began operating May 18, 1942 as an Advance Base Depot (ABD). In 1945 the Advance Base Depot was renamed as a Naval Construction Battalion Center. [2] During the Korean War, almost all Navy construction equipment and supplies for the war were routed through CBC Port Hueneme. [2]
Robert Dean Stethem (November 17, 1961 – June 15, 1985) was a United States Navy Seabee diver who was murdered by Hezbollah members during the hijacking of the commercial airliner he was aboard, TWA Flight 847. [1] At the time of his death, his Navy rating was Steelworker Second Class (SW2).
Port Hueneme (/ w aɪ ˈ n iː m i / ⓘ wy-NEEM-ee; Chumash: Wene Me) is a small beach city in Ventura County, California, surrounded by the city of Oxnard and the Santa Barbara Channel. [10] Both the Port of Hueneme and Naval Base Ventura County lie within the city limits. Port Hueneme has a south-facing sand beach, known for its surfing.
The Port of Hueneme in the city of Port Hueneme, California, United States, is the only deep water harbor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area. Located in Ventura County on the Santa Barbara Channel, the port complex not only serves international shipping businesses but is an operating facility of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC).
From Camp Bradford, the battalion caught a train to the Advance Base Depot, Port Hueneme. [2] NCB 11 was the very first CB to embark from that port for the Pacific. [3] In the early record, 11th's first assignments are referenced by their code-names: Straw-hat, Straw-stack [4] and Fetlock.
It was established to provide overall technical support for the new guided missiles—RIM-2 Terrier, RIM-8 Talos and RIM-24 Tartar—that were being introduced into the naval fleet. [1] Port Hueneme was chosen as the site for this operation because of its deep water port, its proximity to the US Navy’s missile testing range at Point Mugu ...
Marvin Glenn Shields (December 30, 1939 – June 10, 1965) was the first and only United States Navy Seabee to be awarded the Medal of Honor.He was also the first sailor to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty in the Vietnam War.
On 11 June 1942, Naval Construction Battalion 4 was commissioned at NCTC Camp Allen, Norfolk, VA with 32 officers and 1,073 enlisted men. [3] The following month the unit received its military training at Camp Bradford before boarding a train for Port Hueneme, CA. [3]