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Ben Moreell

United States Navy admiral

Died when: 85 years 319 days (1030 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Ben Moreell

Admiral Ben Moreell (September 14, 1892 – July 30, 1978) was the chief of the U.S.Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks and of the Civil Engineer Corps.

Best known to the American public as the father of the Navy's Seabees, Moreell's life spanned eight decades, two world wars, a great depression and the evolution of the United States as a superpower.

He was a distinguished naval officer, an engineer, an industrial giant and a national spokesman.


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