"The Beach Erosion Board takes this opportunity to commend its technical staff 

 on the preparation of a far-sighted program of research, on tlie formulation of 

 experiments within this program, and on the progress made to date both in the 

 field and in its laboratory."^ ^^ 



c. Other Developments and Changes. An interesting sidehght which resulted from the 

 field group activity was the creation of the BEB symbol. It was decided that the field 

 vehicles should carry some identifying emblem. Various members of the group collaborated 

 with tlie drafting section which, at that time, was headed by Harold A. Ward, and devised 

 the symbol shown in Figure 46. The Board gave its approval for the use of the symbol at a 

 meeting on December 11,1946.^^^ The insignia was placed on all DUKW's and other field 

 equipment, and soon became an integral part of tlie agency. 



Because of the success of the BEB's wartime program, military beach intelligence was 

 retained as an agency function. In the latter part of the 1940's, this work was grouped under 

 tlie Studies and Reports Section. W. Clark Iseminger, who transferred to tlie BEB in January 

 1946 from the Corps of Engineers' Buffalo District, headed this postwar beach intelligence 

 activity. When the BEB staff was reorganized in 1951, a separate Military Intelligence 

 Division was set up with Iseminger as head. In time, this Division became the agency's 

 largest, with a staff of about 30 civdians, plus 12 military personnel. Its financial support 

 came from military funds, allocated by the Engineer Intelligence Division, Office of the 

 Chief of Engineers.^ ^ ^ 



This postwar period of change at the BEB also brought the revision of some agency 

 procedures. One major change was the transfer of the responsibihty for the preparation of 

 the reports on beach erosion studies from the BEB staff to the engineers of the Corps' 

 District offices. (Up to this time, the District offices had assisted the BEB by providing 

 needed field data and other information. However, the actual compilation of the reports was 

 done by the BEB staff.) This reassignment was made as of July 1946^^^ and was partly in 

 response to the anticipated changes which were expected to accompany passage of House of 

 Representatives Bill No. 2033 then pending in Congress. The main alteration that resulted 

 from this bill which did become law the following month, was that the Federal Government 

 was to participate in the actual financial recommendations concerning the constniction of 

 shore protection structures. This involvement, in turn, required a somewhat different type 

 of beacli erosion report than had been the case in the early years when Federal funding of 

 construction was not a consideration. An economic analysis was now needed to justify 

 Federal expenditures, and it was felt that this analysis could be more easily handled at the 

 District level. Moreover, closer contacts with local governmental and civic groups were 

 required and again, the District personnel were in a better position to establish and maintain 

 these working relationships. 



Under tlie new policy, the BEB staff maintained close haison with the staffs of the 

 District and Division engineers, provided technical advice and assistance when requested, 

 and coordinated project arrangements. Additionally, they thoroughly reviewed all the beach 



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