Philip Peter JUDD

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Mark Ladd JUDD

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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Ste Mère Eglise #1 N°3584

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HISTORY OF THE 81ST NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, 25TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT

The 25th NCR was as a key member of the combined Army and Navy effort during Operation Overlord and played a pivotal role in the Normandy landings. Seabees were present in the transport area at 0300 on June 6, 1944, with the first Seabees ashore on Rhino Ferry No. 10 of 111th NCB at 1230. The 25th NCR maintained a presence on Utah and Omaha until trucks bearing the 69th NCB departed Omaha on November 12, 1944.

The 25th NCR delivered about 35 percent of all soldiers and much of vital war machinery to the beach.
Pontoon barges called Rhino ferries, transported thousands of trucks, tanks and artillery pieces from ships to pontoon causeways. Two large tent cities, one at Utah and the other at Omaha, housed and fed all Navy and Coast Guard personnel working the beaches. Though short lived, the artificial harbor at Omaha gave shelter to numerous ships and small craft.

The 81st NCB, 97th NCB (2nd Section), 111th NCB, 146th NCB and CBD 1006 were attached to the regiment upon its formation. In the months to follow, the 28th NCB, 69th NCB, 114th NCB and 30th NCB (Special) would be placed under its command. The 97th NCB (2nd Section) was redesigned as the 108th NCB on April 27, 1944.

Headquarters of the regiment was established on Omaha beach in a German bunker on June 16, 1944.
On July 2, an advanced group established headquarters at Cherbourg. The move was completed on July 14. The advanced group moved again on September 19, to Le Harve.

The regiment was decommissioned on November 30, 1944. In contrast to its peak strength of eight NCBs and one CBD, only two battalions (69th and 114th NCBs) and three maintenance units (CBMUs 627, 628 and 629) remained attached to the 25th NCR. All other units had returned to NCTC Davisville, Rhode
Island for eventual transfer to the pacific war.

Total losses for the 25th NCR at Normandy : 10 KIA, 2 MIA and 60 WIA

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25^th Naval Construction Regiment

The Seabee mission on the Far Shore consisted of five major elements:

Assemble and operate the artificial harbor (Mulberry A) at Omaha. This included the Lobnitz pierheads, Phoenix caissons and Whale floating bridging. Assigned to the 108th NCB.
Operate Rhino ferries (RHF), Rhino tugs (RHT), warping tugs (RWT), pontoon causeways, dry docks and Rhino repair barges at Utah and Omaha. Assigned to at Utah and Omaha, 81st and 111th NCBs and CBD 1006.
Construct, operate and maintain petroleum, oil and lubricants installations at Utah and Omaha. Assigned to 146th NCB.
Construct and operate naval beach camps at Utah and Omaha. Assigned to 81st and 111th NCBs.
Provide construction element to Drew units. Drews were special naval base units organized to construct and operate one of the captured ports. Assigned 28th NCB.
This article is found in No. 1 (Winter 1997) of the Seabee Log.