Ben Moreell (1892 - 1978)

Born 14 Sep 1892 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Husband of Clara Wilhelmina Julia (Klinksick) Moreell — married 19 Oct 1923 in Lucas, Ohio

Died 30 Jul 1978 at age 85 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Son of Sam Moreell and Sophia Sassnitz^[1]. Brother to

1. Anna "Nan" "Deeden-Nan" Moreell Smith (1882–1974)
2. Samuel Moreell (1884–1973)
3. Caroline Moreell (1887–1963)
4. Silas Moreell (1888
5. Frederic Morrell 1890–

He did register for the WWI draft on June 5, 1917^[2] while an engineer for the city of St. Louis. He did enlist in the US Navy 15 Jun 1917 serving through 1 Oct 1946^[3].

Known as the Father of the Seabees

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, a brilliant engineer, an industrial giant and articulate national spokesman.^[4]

He married Clara Klinksick (1890–1958) 19 Oct 1923 ^[5] in Lucas, Ohio.

1. Marion Moreell Jordan (1926-2013)
2. Patricia Moreell

Awards Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit Order of the British Empire

Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)

Legion of Merit

He died at 86 years of age ^[6] and is interred in the Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA^[7]

See also

• Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Moreell Medal
• What's in a name? | Ben Moreell in Norfolk
• Admiral Ben Moreell, CEC, USN
• ADM Ben Moreell, CEC, USN: Founder of the Seabees and shaper of the modern Civil Engineer Corps
• Articles by Ben Moreell
• ALL HANDS - SEP 1978: ADMIRAL BEN MOREELL 1892-1978 - FOUNDER OF THE SEABEES

Census

1900 Precinct 4 St. Louis city Ward 14, St. Louis, Missouri, United States^[8]

1910 St Louis Ward 27, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States^[9]

1930 Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States^[10]

1940 Tract 13, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 8, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXXM-SW5 : 5 December 2014), Ben Moreell, 14 Sep 1892; citing Salt Lake, Utah, line 15800, Records Manager and Archive, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,121,046.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3T9-XD3 : 12 December 2014), Ben Morrell, 1917-1918; citing St. Louis City no 27, Missouri, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,861.
3. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Moreell Read more on Wikipedia
5. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QW1-Y8S : 8 December 2017), Ben Moreell and Clara Klinksick, 19 Oct 1923; citing Lucas, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,166,648.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSF7-5Y7 : 20 May 2014), Ben Moreell, Jul 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7391
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DM-6GG : accessed 17 February 2018), Benjamin Morrell in household of Samuel Morrell, Precinct 4 St. Louis city Ward 14, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 215, sheet 4B, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,895.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M21L-DMH : accessed 17 February 2018), Benjamin Morrell in household of Samuel Morrell, St Louis Ward 27, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 423, sheet 15A, family 387, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 819; FHL microfilm 1,374,832.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2H-5BH : accessed 17 February 2018), Ben Morrell, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 389, sheet 33A, line 34, family 336, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 305; FHL microfilm 2,340,040.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7SP-ZYT : accessed 17 February 2018), Ben Moreelle, Tract 13, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 8, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-276A, sheet 61A, line 18, family 77, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 562.