Admiral Ben Moreell (September 14, 1892 – July 30, 1978) was the chief of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks and of the Civil Engineer Corps. Best known to the American …

ADM Ben Moreell is the single most important Civil Engineer Corps officer in the history of the corps. He was Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks during the most challenging period in …

Mar 3, 2017 · Rear Admiral Ben Moreell is the proclamied father of the Seabees. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the need for a militarized Naval Construction Force to build …

Ben Moreell 1892 -1978. Brilliant engineer, industrialist, and humanitarian; noble in spirit and stature, dedicated to God and country. He was thirty years a naval officer, twelve years an …

A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Ad­miral Moreell began his Navy career in 1917, serving in various capacities with the Department of Public Works and the Bureau of Yards …

Mar 1, 2024 · Admiral Ben Moreell, the first Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks to have not graduated the Naval Academy, was the founding father of the Navy’s famous Seabees and …

United States Navy Admiral. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, graduated from Washington University as an engineer and was commissioned a Lieutenant …

Ben Moreell, naval officer, business executive. Decorated World War I Medal with star, Distinguished Service Medal with gold star, Legion of Merit (United States), Medal Honor and …

Commissioned in the Civil Engineer Corps during World War I, he attained four star rank in 1946, the first staff corps officer to be so recognized. As chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks …

Feb 27, 2022 · Admiral (ADM) Ben Moreell is the single most important Civil Engineer Corps officer in the history of the corps. He was Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks during the …