Port Hueneme in Ventura County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Olive
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 21, 2017
1. Olive Marker
Inscription.
Olive. .
Olive TD-9 International Harvester Tractor with Bucyrus Erie Blade. International Harvester (IH) began manufacturing tractors in 1909. From 1939 to 1959, IH produced the TD-9 tractor. IH built 59,800 of these models, which it produced at it’s factory in Melrose Park, Illinois. Originally, farmers used these tractors for field work, however the U.S. military began employing the TD-9 as a light tractor during World War II. The Seabees used the TD-9, along with other brands of light tractors, to build the Navy’s bases throughout the Pacific Theater during the Second World War.
Donated by Milton E. Goodhart.
Olive
TD-9 International Harvester Tractor with Bucyrus Erie Blade
International Harvester (IH) began manufacturing tractors in 1909. From 1939 to 1959, IH produced the TD-9 tractor. IH built 59,800 of these models, which it produced at it’s factory in Melrose Park, Illinois. Originally, farmers used these tractors for field work, however the U.S. military began employing the TD-9 as a light tractor during World War II. The Seabees used the TD-9, along with other brands of light tractors, to build the Navy’s bases throughout the Pacific Theater during the Second World War.
Donated by Milton E. Goodhart
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 34° 10.172′ N, 119° 11.742′ W. Marker is in Port Hueneme, California, in Ventura County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of N Ventura Road and Teakwood Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in front of the US Navy Seabee Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3201 N Ventura Road, Port Hueneme CBC Base CA 93043, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bard Mansion (approx. ¾ mile away); Bard Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gerberding / Moranda House (approx. 1.3 miles
Also see . . . US Navy Seabee Museum. (Submitted on April 23, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 21, 2017
2. Olive the Bulldozer and Marker
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 21, 2017
3. Olive the Bulldozer in front of the US Navy Seabee Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
