Hello from Ellsworth Station Seabee Daughter

[Matovichd]

I am the daughter of a Seabee who was a part of Operation Deep Freeze II to the Weddell Sea. I am interested in hearing from anyone who was a part of the Wyandot or Staton Island crew or residents of Ellsworth Station. I am currently teaching about the voyage through the use of my father's journal and slides he took, documenting the trip from Davisville to Cape Adams and back to Norfolk. I am looking forward to reading your posts!

[Bill Holt]

hello "daughter"

don't know if I'm doing this right; we'll see. I wintered over at Ellsworth station as part of USARP Team 3' I was there for 53 weeks. Your dad must have been one of the guys who built the station. When I was at Ellsworth it had been an Argentine station for a couple of years. Americans ran it just for the first year of operation. My year was the next-to-last one as the Argentines abandoned it after the 1962 season.

all the best

[Matovichd]

He was the mechanic that fixed the cats and weasels while they built the base in 12 days. It is an amazing story of the trip down there and back...

[DaveB]

Originally Posted by Matovichd

I am the daughter of a Seabee who was a part of Operation Deep Freeze II to the Weddell Sea. I am interested in hearing from anyone who was a part of the Wyandot or Staton Island crew or residents of Ellsworth Station. I am currently teaching about the voyage through the use of my father's journal and slides he took, documenting the trip from Davisville to Cape Adams and back to Norfolk. I am looking forward to reading your posts!

My name is Dave Bernier. I was stationed at Davisville, RI I was a construction driver in the Seabees.I was at Ellsworth station to build it. It was the best experience of my life. I am 75 years old now, but I would love to do it all over again. All the pictures I took were destroyed. If you have any slides, I would certainly enjoying looking at them & possibly copying them.What rate was your dad. .Looking forward to hearing from you. What else do you need to know? Really enjoyed the ride down on the Wyandot. When I retired from work,my wife & I sold the house & went full time in a 5th wheel for 6 years. We now live in Surprise AZ.

[Matovichd]

Dad was an CM3. He was a mechanic on the cats ans weasles. He, too, just turned 75. He and mom live next door. I do have about 300 slides and Dad's journal of the trip. If you would like more information, please contact me at matovichd@gamil.com. We live in a dead zone, so I do not get to check the email frequently. I will check back in a couple of weeks. Dad's name is Bob, but I think he went by Matty. Take care and thank you for contacting me...

[Matovichd]

When I got home, I told Dad about your post. He said he remembered you! We looked up your photo in the cruise book. I will try to go through the photos and see if you are in them. Again, feel free to contact me.

[DaveB]

Well, it was certainly nice to hear from you. I would have to see a picture of your dad to see if I remember him, after all it was a while ago. As I told you earlier, all my pictures of the trip were lost. I would certainly like to have as many pictures of the trip as I can get. If it were possible, I would like to go back to Ellsworth station, but I know that it is not there. Love hearing from you. Dave Bernier