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Unit/Organization Information
  • Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40
Location
Coin Location: 12N11
Homebase: Port Hueneme, California
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C005806

Location: 12N11

Coin: Unit

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Narrative

Round shaped coin, antique brass in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB 40) was a Navy Seabee Battalion based out of Port Hueneme, California. Nicknamed "Fighting FORTY". Its primary mission is wartime contingency construction as well as peacetime construction and disaster relief.

On September 12, 2012, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FORTY was decommissioned at the Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme, California.