Bob Decker wants to know:

What Seabee units were attached to Acorn 14? And where can I get a history of Acorn 14 and the units attached to it?

"Stormin' " answers:

Bob, I'm personally ignorant of the ACORN units you requested info on. I will forward your request to the best possible source I know of: Bill Hildebrandt at the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation. In fact, the Historical Foundation's Museum Store has an on-line catalog at www.seabeehf.org, which lists a WWII unit cruisebook on CD that might be valuable to you in answering at least part of your question. It's in the Miscellaneous Units section as Acorn 51, year 1945. Please let me know what you find out because I will be eager to share it with others on the OSK website! All the way with OSK! "Stormin'"

Bill Hildebrand of the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation helps out:

Bob,

The ACORNs were standardized small Navy airbases. The best place for info on ACORN 14 is the Naval Historical Center. Check out their website at www.history.navy.mil. If you want to call them, start with 202-433-2210,

The Naval Construction Battalions weren't assigned to an ACORN, but they were sent in to build one. Once it was operational, they usually moved on and a CBMU was sent in to be the Public Works Dept and make sure the base stayed operational. The Historical Center should be able to tell you where ACORN 14 was located and probably who built it along with any CMBU assigned to operate the base.

Bill Hilderbrand

(Editor's note: Thanks for the assist, Bill. A link for the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation can be found on our links page and also in our Books and Gifts feature. The foundation offers many informational services, including extensive reunion listings, and an on-line catalog of SEABEE merchandise.)

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