Current Naval enlisted personnel wear patches on
their left sleeve that indicate their rank and rating or specialty in the Navy.

These rating badges consist of  a perched eagle with expanded wings with its head looking upward. Chevrons, indicating the wearer's rate and a specialty mark indicating
rating is part of the badge.

Rating badges worn on
blue working jackets and utility shirts have no specialty mark.

When the Seabees were formed in 1942 there were no Naval ratings for the specialized skills of the Seabees. As a temporary measure, all early Seabees were assigned a "fleet" rating.

These three patches are from 1944 and were worn by some of the first Seabees. At the top is a
First Class Carpenter's  Mate, below that is a Second Class Gunner's Mate, and the third patch is a Third Class Shipfitter.

 

 


DID YOU KNOW?
The 1944 John Wayne movie, The Fighting Seabees, is a fictionalized portrayal   of the beginning of the Seabees.

Seabees feature prominently in the musical South Pacific.

Ward Cleaver, the fictional father in Leave  It To Beaver, was a former Seabee.

Al Borland, the fictional sidekick of Tim Taylor  on Home Improvement was a Seabee. Borland was portrayed by actor Richard Karn, Karn's father Gene was a Seabee in real life and served in World War II.  

 
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Museum and Store Hours
 Summer (May 1-Oct 31) -
Tuesday thru Sunday, 9:30 am - 2 pm (Closed Monday)
 Or by Appointment
Winter (Nov 1-April 30) - Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday,
9:30 am - 2 pm
Or by Appointment

If you are coming from outside the area we suggest you call ahead.
Contact: Audrey and Bob Schwab, Store Managers
Call: 401-294-7233
seabee_store@seabeesmuseum.com

Mailing Address:
Seabee Museum and Memorial Park
21 Iafrate Way
North Kingstown, Rhode Island  02852

(Davisville, Rhode Island, the location of the original Seabee Base
is now included in the town of North Kingstown)

Guided tour of the Park: By Appointment
Call: 401-294-7233

We are just east of Kohls in the Gateway Development

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