C002416

Round shaped, gold colored coin, 1-1/2 inches in diameter.

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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE THIRTY-THREE - NMCB 133 - "Running Roo's"

The mission of NMCB 133 is to provide responsive military construction support to Naval, Marine Corps, and other forces in military operations; to construct base facilities; and to conduct defensive operations as required by the circumstances of the deployment situation. In times of emergency or disaster, the Battalion conducts disaster control and recovery operations, including emergency public works functions as directed.

On September 17, 1943, the original Naval Construction Battalion 133 was commissioned at Camp Perry, Williamsburg, Virginia.The battalion adopted the Kangaroo as its symbolic mascot and "Kangaroo Can Do" as its slogan because the first scheduled deployment was to be to Australia. However, change being inevitable, Naval Air Station, Honolulu, became the first deployment site. One-Thirty-Three was tasked with expanding and improving the air station. The work involved raising the level of the airfield and building seaplane docks, fuel tanks and buildings. The finished airfield became one of the largest and busiest in the Pacific Theater.