,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1    
#bjad ,mr4 ,lance submitt$ ! foll[+     
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution         
,express+ ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %\ld issue a      
commemorative po/age /amp honor+        
,admiral ,b5 ,moreell & t ! ,citiz5s'   
,/amp ,advisory ,committee %\ld recomm5d
 to ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al t su* a /amp be   
issu$4  ,:]eas ,admiral ,moreell s]v$ 8 
c\ntry ) di/9ction dur+ ,_w ,w>s ,i &   
,,ii 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy2 ,:]eas    
,presid5t ,frankl9 ,delano ,roosevelt   
p]sonally select$ ,comm&] ,moreell to be
 ! ,*ief ( ! ,bureau ( ,y>ds & ,docks & 
! ,*ief ( ,civil ,eng9e]s ( ! ,navy on  
,decemb] #a1 #aicg1 & advanc$ him to !  
rank ( ,re> ,admiral2 ,:]eas ,re>       
,admiral ,moreell urg$ ! con/ruction (  
two giant dry-docks at ,pe>l ,h>bor &   
initiat$ ,navy con/ruction projects on  

,midway & ,wake ,isl&1 :i* 7 in/rum5tal 
9 repair+ ! battle%ips damag$ 9 !       
,japanese attack on ,pe>l ,h>bor on     
,decemb] #g1 #aida2 ,:]eas ,re> ,admiral
 ,moreell recogniz$ ! ne$ = a milit>iz$ 
,naval ,con/ruction =ce dur+ ,_w ,w>    
,,ii began organiz+ & mann+ ,naval      
con/ruction units 9 ! ,pacific2 ,:]eas  
,re> ,admiral ,moreell ga9$ au?ority f !
 ,bureau ( ,navigation to recruit m5 f !
 con/ruction trades = assignm5t to a    
,naval ,con/ruction ,regim5t compos$ (  
?ree ,naval ,con/ruction ,battalions on 
,janu>y #e1 #aidb2 ,:]eas ,re> ,admiral 
,moreell 0 grant$ p]mission = !         
con/ruction battalions to use ! "n      
,seabees1 :o obta9$ _! designation f !  
initial lett]s ( ,con/ruction           
,battalion1 on ,m>* #e1 #aidb2 ,:]eas   
,re> ,admiral ,moreell creat$ ! motto ( 
! ,seabees3 ,con/ruimus1 ,batuimus1 ,we 
,build1 ,we ,fight2 ,:]eas ,re> ,admiral
 ,moreell became ! ,*ief ( ! ,navy's    
,mat]ial ,division 9 #aidc & at ! reque/
 ( ,vice ,presid5t ,truman1 negotiat$ a 

settlem5t to ! national /rike ( oil     
ref9]y work]s2 ,:]eas ,re> ,admiral     
,moreell became ! fir/ /aff corps (fic] 
to a*ieve ! rank ( ,admiral 9 ! hi/ory (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy on ,june #aa1    
#aidf2 ,:]eas ,admiral ,moreell turn$ 8 
att5tion to indu/ry = ! next #ab ye>s z 
,presid5t ( ,turn] ,con/ruction ,company
 !n z ,presid5t1 ,*ief ,executive       
,(fic]1 & ,*airman ( ! ,bo>d ( ,jones & 
,laughl9 ,/eel ,company2 ,:]eas ,admiral
 ,moreell s]v$ z ,*airman ( ! ,task ,=ce
 on ,wat] ,res\rces & ,p[] ( ! ,second  
,hoov] ,commission :i* ,presid5t ,h]b]t 
,hoov] call$ ! mo/ f>-rea*+ & p5etrat+  
inquiry into our wat] problems ev] made 
9 our hi/ory2 ,:]eas ,admiral ,moreell's
 life 0 punctuat$ by accompli%m5ts1     
aw>ds1 & well-e>n$ recognition 9 :i* he1
 among o!r ?+s1 receiv$ #ab honor>y     
doctoral degrees1 0 elect$ to !         
,national ,academy ( ,eng9e]+ & 0 nam$  
"o ( ! #aj m5 :o contribut$ mo/ to !    
advancem5t ( con/ruction me?ods 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates betwe5 #aibe & #aige2     

,:]eas ! ,seabees nam$ _! ,kuwait       
facility ,camp ,moreell 9 honor (       
,admiral ,moreell2 & ,:]eas ,admiral ,b5
 ,moreell is kn[n z ! ,fa!r ( ! ,navy's 
,seabees3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !   
s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %\ld issue a      
commemorative po/age /amp honor+        
,admiral ,b5 ,moreell2 &  7#b7 !        
,citiz5s' ,/amp ,advisory ,committee    
%\ld recomm5d to ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al t su*
 /amp be issu$4