Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62 Alumni Group

Seabeacon & FamilyGram


Seabeacon Newsletters

These are big files, it may take a long time to open if you have a slow internet connection

News Release 1967

SeaBeacon 28 Dec 1967

The Daily Herald 24 Feb 1969

CB Courier Vol IV No 8 - April 1969

Seabeacon Vol IV No 2 - April 1969

Seabeacon Vol IV No 3 - May 1969

Seabeacon Vol IV No 5 - July 1969

Seabeacon Vol IV No 6 - August 1969

The SEABEE Center Courier - October 31, 1969

The SEABEE Center Courier - November 7, 1969

Seabeacon - February 1970

Seabeacon - April 1970

Seabeacon - June 1970

Seabeacon - August 1970

Seabeacon - September 1970

Seabeacon - May 1970 - Slideshow

Seabeacon - November 1970

Seabeacon - August 1971

Seabeacon - May 1971

Seabeacon - September 1971

Seabeacon - October 1971

Seabeacon - November 1971

Seabeacon - July 1978

Seabeacon - August 1978

CB Courier Vol XXI No 36 - Sep 1978

Seabeacon - September 1978

Seabeacon - October 1978

The SeaBeacon News Letters have been generously provided to us by Minutemen members.
If you have one which is not listed here, Secretary Norm will award you a membership for sharing it.


U.S Naval Base in Indian Ocean Nearing Completion


NMCB Sixty-Two FamilyGram

by Commander Julian M.F. Kau

Julian Kau Letter

If you have any other documents from CDR Kau, Norm will award you an Alumni Membership for sharing it.


BU2 Jim Thomas - 3rd Deployment Mar 69 to Nov 69

Jim Thomas Video

This is the tape from MCB 62 Vietnam tour 1969, at Dong HA. The tapes were made in Quang Tri and Dong Ha, and various jobs we had while in country.

The Seabee flying the single engine plane IS Jim Thomas. He earned his pilot's license before he went into the Minuteman Battalion.


MCB 62 FamilyGram

By Commander John Paul Jones
April - September 1969

Family Grams by CDR Jones 1969

If you have any FamilyGram not listed here, Secretary Norm will award you an alumni membership for sharing it.


23 August 1968, Mortar Rocket Attack

Mortar Rocket Attack


1942-1967, 25th Anniversary "CAN DO!" Booklet

Seabee Can Do Booklet

Provided by Steve Morse, UT3, NMCB 52
from 10-1968 thru 1-1972


Trent Meredith Letter - August 15, 1945

Trent Meredith, CCM, USNR, was the Editor in Chief of the WWII Cruise Book.

He wrote this letter to his wife and family on V-J Day.

Trent Meredith Letter


Naval History and Heritage Command

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62 - Historical Information