Quiz

Republic, being as thrifty as it was, used a large number of stock shots from their earlier John Wayne war drama, I falchi di Rangoon (1942), for the scenes involving enemy aircraft.

The name "Seabees" is a nickname for the US Navy's Construction Battalions (CBs) division.

One of the rare times we see John Wayne dancing. He performs the jitterbug with Adele Mara in the nightclub scene.

At the time, this was Republic's most expensive film at a cost of $1.5 million.

The name for the Seabees was originated by Frank Iafrate of Rhode Island. He was a civilian employee working at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island. Mr. Iafrate was asked to sketch a Walt Disney type character for a new construction unit. He first thought of a beaver but found out beavers run at the first sign of trouble. Then he thought of a bee. The bee cartoon was approved by the Navy and CB for Construction Battalion was incorporated with the new bee insignia. Mr. Iafrate later enlisted in the Navy as a Seabee.