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363-03943.pdf
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-03943
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Title
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Cash Award for Seabee
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Description
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Original title: "Cash Award for Seabee." Seabees press release B34-67 (28)
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Date
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1967
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Subject
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United States. Navy. Seabees; Vietnam War, 1961-1977; Construction projects; Press releases; Construction workers; Construction industry--Safety measures
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Location
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Washington, D.C.
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Coordinates
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38.9072; -77.0369
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Container
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B65, F12
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Format
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press releases
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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United States. Navy. Seabees
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
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extracted text
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UNITED STATES NAVY
CONSTRUCTION BA TT ALIONS
SEABEES IN ACTION
" CONSTRUIMUS , BATUIMUS - WE BUILD , WE FIGHT "
" CAN DO!"
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
U.S. NAV AL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION FOUR
FPO Sa n Francisco 96601
Release No . B~4 - 67
By D. M. Johnson JOl
( 2fi )
CASH AWARD FOR SEABEE
In the Navy,as in civilian life, a beneficial suggestion can mean e x tra
cash for th e person who submits an idea or suggestion that improves worki n g
conditions, d evis es b e tter procedures for work, or improves health conditions .
Such wa s the case rec e ntly when Seabee Builder Third Class Joseph E.
Marone, son of Mr. a nd Mrs. Joseph N. Marone of Hawthorne, N. J., wa s pr e sented with a $50 check for his beneficial suggestion.
Attached to u. S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR on dep l oyment to Danang, Republic of Vietnam, Seabee Marone, while working with timber tr e ated with cr eosot e, saw th a t ma ny of the men, including hims elf, were
b e ing burned by th e oily substance which ran quit e freely out of the wood
in the hot, tropical sun. The creosote would cause severe burns a n d the men
wou ld have ·to change their jobs for a time until the burns healed and they
c ould go back to handling the timbers. Even wea ring gloves and long sleeve
shirts did not provide complete safe ty.
Several diff ~r e nt burn ointments were tried by thes e men with inef f ec tive or short lived results. Seabee Marone d ec ided to ask the Nucl ear,
Biologica l and Chemical Warfare Officer of MCB-4 if th ey could experiment
with an ointment p acked in NBC Warfare kits which is us ed for s evere ch emical burns. The NBC Warfare Off ic er ag r eed, a nd after testing the ointment,
"M-5" as it is known, fo r a month, it was found that if th e Seabees applied
the ointment prior to working with the timb e rs, they could continue working
withou~ the s erious burns they h a d been getting. Also, it wa s found that
when a burn was treated with this ointment it h ealed mor e rapid_ly and ther e
was less pain.
The use of the ointm e nt by MCB-4 was e ndors e d by th e Battalion's Medical Officer and th e r e has been a notica bl e increase in productive man hours
by those Seabees who must work with th e creosote coated timbers, thanks to
Seabee Maron e ' s benefici a l suggestion.
- 30 DEAR EDITOR: We Seabees hope you can us e this copy and we would app r ec i a t e
a t ear sheet mailed to:
PUBLIC AFFAI RS OFFICE
09D2
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY • NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND • WASHINGTON , D. C. 20390
