Hollandia

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There was a large contingent of Seabees in Hollandia (and everywhere else). I have looked at dozens of photos and find no camouflage except for Marine issue helmet covers.

They distinguish themselves as the scruffiest bunch of blokes in the islands with everyone wearing different clothing. It is interesting that photos of Americans without shirts are fairly uncommon while for the Australians it was standard dress. The Seabees adopted the Australian form and many shirtless photos are to be seen.

The Seabees also had a high percentage of black troops in their combat engineer units unlike the Army who commonly restricted black soldiers to transport and support units.

Here are Seabees at Hollandia.