The Fighting Seabees



John Wayne stars as Wedge Donavon, who heads a construction company, that is building landing strips for the U.S. Navy. He helps Commander Yaro (Dennis O'Keefe) create the Seabees (Construction Battalions).     



Wedge is seen here, meeting Commander Yaro, who is in charge of the Navy's construction. He is discussing with Yaro about why some of his men were killed.



Wedge is seen here dancing, he is hosting a party for one of his crews, that just got back from one of the islands in the Pacific. That is occupated by the Navy.



Wedge is seen here with Commander Yaro. He is personally leading the crew to head up the construction of a airfield on another Navy held island.



Wedge is chatting with one of the men from his Demolitions Team. They are getting ready to blow away a side of a hill.



In this scene, the Navy is starting to evacuate people, pending a Japanese attack.



Sailors and some of Wedge's men are seen here fighting back the Japanese.



A bunch of Wedge's men are seen here going through Navy bootcamp. This is the start of the Navy's Seabees.



Commander Yaro, Regimental Commander, Wedge (Now a Navy Officer) and rest of the Battalion Commanders, are receiving their orders to deploy to a island in the Pacific.



Commander Yaro and Wedge are discussing the progess of Wedge's men, and about the Japanese snipers being a nuisance.



Wedge is leading his Battalion, they are out looking the Japanese who have been spying and sniping them.



Wedge is killed in this scene, he was driving a bulldozer, which punctured a fuel tank. Using the burning fuel to destory the invading Japanese, who are in the valley below.