SORRELS, Dwight
DWIGHT SORRELS 
Front row: Phillip Sorrels and his sister, Nancy Sorrels Graham
Back row: Bertha Douglas Sorrels and Dwight Quigg Sorrels
This was taken right after his discharge following WWII
Thanks so very much to Josh Sorrels, Phil's grandson for photos/information
I can't imagine going through one war, but Dwight Quigg Sorrels was not only in WWII but also in the Korean War as well.
WWII
A US Navy Seabee, he was a Machinist Mate 2nd Class in WWII (Pacific Theatre) & (Driver E-6) in the Korean Conflict
He was on the following Vessles
USS General RL Howze
USS LST 542
USS LST 983
He served in the
Construction Battalion USNTC (Williamsburg, VA)
106 Naval Construction Battalion Section TWO (14 July 1943 commissioned at Camp Peary Williamsburg VA - Lt. COmmander Paul Keiser. 3 months later decommissionied (Camp Parks, California) A new 106 formed at Camp Peary 19 Oct 1943 - stationed at Camp Endicott & Camp Parks before arriving at Pt. Hueneme 29 Feb 1944. This water later split into two sections. Dwight served in Section TWO - Arrived in Pearl Harbor 23 July. Two waves were then sent to Iwo Jima and under the command of Bernard Marcus they built Headquarters buildings - the Air Defense Commadn 87th Fighters at the Naval Operating Base houseing facilities, including a 100-bed hospital and studios for radio station WVTX.
Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 533
NCTC Davisville, Rhode Island
Camp Parks, California
KOREA --
Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO, Little Creek, Norfolks, VA. In January 1947, the 104th was reactivated and first began their amphibious mission when the unit was given monumental tasks for the "assembly and placement of pontoon structures, beach rehabilitation, harbor development, slavage, and training of reservist in these operations." In October 1950, it was recognized by the Chief of Naval Operations that the 104th & 105th NCB were unique units with specialized capabilities that separted them from the rest of the Naval Construction Battallions so they were renamed Amphibious Construction Battalion One & Two. During the Korean War several detachments were deployed to the Western Pacific in support of amphibious operations. In Sept 1950 invasion of Inchon a pontoon causeway was brought into Inchon Harbor on D-Day plus 1 to be used as a tide level landing. Genral McArthur came ashore over this pier on D Day plus 2. He noted: "The only trouble with your Seabees is that you don't have enough of them!
Awards & Decorations
American Theatre Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
WWII Victory Medal