Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133

NMCB 133 insignia
Active September 17, 1943 – present
Country United States
Branch USN
Homeport Construction Battalion Center Gulfport
Nickname(s) "Runnin' Roos"
Motto "Kangroo Can Do"
Engagements World War II
Vietnam War
Operation Provide Comfort
Gulf War
Operation Joint Endeavor
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander		 CDR Miguel Dieguez

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 is a United States Navy Construction battalion, otherwise known as a Seabee Battalion, based out of Naval Construction Battalion Center (Gulfport, Mississippi).[1]

133 NCB

The unit was commissioned on September 17, 1943, as Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) 133. The kangaroo symbol and "Kangroo Can Do" slogan were chosen as it was to be deployed to Australia, however the first deployment was at Naval Air Station, Honolulu.[2]

133 NCB accompanied the invading forces on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, with a primary goal of maintaining a constant supply to the forward lines of Marine forces. As soon as the Japanese were driven from their airstrips, the Seabees went to work and in just seven days the northeast-southwest runway had been made operational and was in use by American planes. Over the 26 days the battle for Iwo Jima waged on, NCB 133 endured 245 casualties, including 3 officers and 39 enlisted killed in action plus 2 MIA, which was the highest number of casualties for any Seabee unit in history.

Over the next five months that the battalion spent on Iwo Jima, over 100,000 tons of rock was crushed, over a million cubic yards of earth moved, 5,900 feet (1,800 m) of drainpipe was laid, 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of conduit was installed and 725 cubic yards (554 m3) of concrete was placed. NCB 133 was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for its part in the Battle of Iwo Jima. In December 1945, following the end of World War II NCB 133 was decommissioned due to the reduced need to maintain construction battalions.

Unfortunately some of the above information is incorrect. The battalion did not adopt the Kangaroo until it reactivated in 1966. The battalion was never going to Australia and this can be confirmed by calling the Seabee Museum. The 133rd that landed on Iwo Jima had an Insignia drawn by the Disney Studios. A second class Jack E. Dorn - 3rd platoon D Co. sent a request to the Disney Studios on 9 December 1944. The Studios received it on 26 December and sent the completed design to the Battalion in June 1945. The Battalion was still on Iwo Jima when it was received. That insignia was of a Seabee walking, carrying a hammer and Monkey Wrench while chewing a stem of oats .(7) "RAINMAKERS" is the moniker those men used as they felt it Rained everywhere they went. It is also the name they used on the Unit History published in 1945.(8)--- (133 external link bottom of page)-on page6

The Battalion was transferred TAD to the 4th Marine Division 31 Oct 1944 and returned to the Navy March 1945. (D-plus 18)

133 NCB and the 4th Marine Pioneers were the primary units that composed the Assault Battalions Shore Party for the 23rd and 25th Regimental Combat Teams (RCT), 4th Marine Division Yellow and Blue beaches (9) (11). "The 4th Marine Division had only one Pioneer Battalion, the 4th, which was assigned to the 25th RCT. Therefore another Pioneer Battalion was needed for the 23rd RCT's Assault and the Marines thought 133 satisfied that need" (14). Yellow beach 1 and 2 were the 23rd's which explains how and why 133 was where it was. The record states that A Co. 4th Pioneers was assigned to 133 because the Seabees were "green" and D Co. 133 was assigned to the 4th Pioneers in exchange. A Co 4th Pioneers was split with half assigned to A Co 133 and half to B Co 133 to share their experience and knowledge with the Seabees. It seems that the Shore Party on yellow was much larger than on blue, 133 had a 1000 men while the 4th had 550. An RCT was made of 3 infantry Battalions. The 24th RCT was the Division Reserve a landed on both yellow and blue. When that happened 133 became the Shore Party for 4 Battalions (from 2 RCTs). The units depending upon the 133rd were:

1st Battalion 23rd Marines----2nd Battalion 23rd Marines----3rd Battalion 23rd Marines----2nd Battalion 24th Marines(until D-plus3- when RCT 24 relieved RCT 25)----2nd Bn 14th Marine Artillery


DOG-DAY H-Hour was 0900

0917.. A Co Engineering Det to mark beach - 7 men --5 were wounded

0917.. A Co security section (40 men) landed yellow1 - this section had 3 killed 14 wounded. 1st Seabee on beach Chief Carpenter Barker

0930.. A Co Shore Party- (30 men) brought in 4 37mm anti-tank guns. First 7 man crew wiped out moment they pushed gun onto beach. A Co's 150 men were to unload guns, ammo, build dumps and evac wounded-- Company had 60 casualties

0930.. LSM 206 landed one D-8 cat for A Co-- operator MM3 Nothingham

0935.. B Co was landed on wrong beach - blue2 ("Blew-2-Hell" beach as the men called it)--lost 30 men immediately

1140.. B Co remainder landed- blue1

1220.. C Co security section advanced to top of third terrace and dug in at the edge of the airfield (that was the front line)

1220.. C Co shore party landed yellow1 and ordered by the beachmaster to carry ammo to the airfield

1400.. LSM 206 re-beached and offloaded other two D-8s. They immediately moved to the left side of yellow1 to make a road to the front lines. One of the dozers stuck a mine and work was stopped until minefield could be cleared

1600.. D Co landed on blue (conflicting info on this) - was "TACTICALLY DISPOSED and told to dig in", suffered heavy casualties(9)

1730.. B Co still on blue1 under heavy mortar fire- Conditions on yellow2 "CRITICAL!" shore party there is down to 2 Officers and 42 enlisted- B Co ordered to move immediately(9)


HqCo Medical section.... blue2-- Dr. and seven corpsmen landed... Dr. wounded and sent back on same craft he land on....yellow2--Doctor, Dentist and six corpsmen taken out by single shell....another Doctor was one of 133's MIA.


ON THE LINE

HqCo was charged with beach security. Rainmakers Log states that D-Day the security sections were put on the line until their ratings were required on the beach.

HqCo had two 30 man infantry security sections with two 4 man .30 cal machine gun teams.(14)

A Co Security section 40 men

B Co Security Section 40 men?

C Co Security section 42 men

D Co Appendix 1 Dog Annex 4th Marine Combat Report states D Co was Tactically Disposed on blue2. The only place to be Tactically Disposed on blue2 on D-Day was the line.

While no record has been found stating how many men 133 actually had on the line.(in all likelihood it never existed) The record does state that they were there and the numbers above indicate it could have been a third of the Battalion. A typical Seabee security section was approximately 40 men- composed of 15 BAR teams and 2 machine gun squads-either 30 or 50 cal. plus an Officer. Having so many men available relative to the Shore Party assignment on D-Day partially explains how 133's men got placed on the line.


D-day all personnel were initially employed to aid the evacuation of casualties. From D-Day until D-plus5 the men were on call and worked 24 hrs a day. D-plus5 to D-plus8 the men worked 4hrs on 4hrs off. From D-plus8 to D-plus14 they worked 4hrs on 8hrs off. On D-plus14 they were put on 8hr shifts. The Security sections and Equipment Operators- WERE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES NECESSARY from beginning to the end of the assault phase.(11)

D-Day... yellow1 was a "HOT BEACH" in USMC terminalogy-- yellow2 was the same--the men were pinned down from mid-morning until sunset. Shore and Beach Parties were so disrupted and disorganized by enemy fire as to render them ineffective. Regimental Quartermaster assumed control. Red1 only beach Marines did not call "HOT".(15)

D-Day... yellow2 was operating at extremely low efficiency due to it's almost untenable condition as a result of enemy fire.

D-Day Night.. yellow1 that night D8 pulled guns up to the third terrace for the 2d Bn 14th Marine Artillery had 10 105mm howitzers in place by 2130--emplacement of the howitzers was an extremely difficult operation accomplished under heavy artillery and mortar fire

D-plus1.. yellow1 LSM 202 land 3 D8's, a cherry picker and 4 trucks at 1100--operators MM1 Benard, MM3 Schimke, MM3 Manistee

D-plus1.. Weather starts to turn for the worse. Swells increase and white caps start to break on the beach sucking equipment into the sand.(14)

D-plus2.. HqCo sent to RCT23 dump at 1200 hrs as dump labor party because of the manpower shortage

D-plus2.. yellow2 was closed as unusable-UDTs were placed in charge of salvage-synonymous with beach clearance. 133's demolitions-men, cats and UDT-14 blew up and removed all the obstructions so the beach could function- reopened at 1400 (13)

D-plus2.. 1700 of the 28 Officers that landed half were gone from the beach wounded or killed

D-plus3.. IT RAINED

D-plus3.. B Co moved to yellow1

D-plus4.. HqCo sent to Divisional Dump 1730 hrs to work as dump labor- that night ammo and fuel were unloaded and moved there

D-plus5.. 0900 133's heavy equipment began to be unloaded and the Battalion's dump was established

D-plus6.. Left half of yellow1 and right half of red2 combined to create black beach for the 3rd Marine Division "reinforced" by NCB 62 to land on.

D-plus6.. C Co moved to yellow2 and C Co Commander made Commander of that beach until D-plus18. A Co 4th Pioneers withdrawn from yellow2.

D-plus6.. Last enemy fire hits beach

D-plus8.. Corps Shore Party directed yellow beach to send 180 Seabees for ships platoons

D-plus8.. Corps Shore Party directed blue beach to send 160 men D-Co for ships platoons

D-plus9.. All of D Co except equipment operators and truck drivers became ships platoons

D-plus12.. Marines O1 objectives achieved

D-plus17.. 31st released by 5th Marine Division

D-plus18.. 133 and the 4th Pioneers were relieved by the Army Garrison Shore party. 133rd released by 4th Marine Division


The unit histories of both the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions state that the conditions on the beach, for the Shore Parties and Beach Parties, were worse than the front-lines.


133 NCB's primary assignment was to get Motoyama Airfield #1 operational as quickly as possible. On D-plus5 that assignment was given to 31st NCB due to the losses 133 had suffered.(10) D-plus6 62nd NCB landed and took over Airfield #1- 31st NCB was assigned Airfield #2 and the 133rd got Airfield #3 (D-plus6 info is conflicting on the 31st and 62nd )


The Marines seem to have planned for Iwo Jima based upon their experience at Tinian. There the 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions assault was "reinforced" by the 18th and 121st NCB's. On D-plus3 the Jap airfield was secured and the Seabees had it operational in a few hours. On Iwo the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions were "reinforced" by the 133rd and 31st NCB's. Marine maps indicate O1 (objective day1) had them securing Motoyama Airfield #1 and 133 would whip it into shape. That mindset did not foresee the need to extensively train the Seabee Officers and NCO's in shore party operations. Marine combat reports later complain about this on D-plus4 when the only remaining Officers on yellow beach were 133's CEC. That same report fails to acknowledge that the Seabees brought with them capabilities the Marines did not have. The Seabees had six D-8cats (132-148 Hp) while the Pioneers had TD-14's (51-61 Hp) and TD-18's (72-81 Hp). The Seabee dozers had winches while the Marines did not. Both the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions reports state that in the future all Marine dozers should be equipped with them. The winches facilitated unloading, pulling vehicles, tanks, artillery and using the dozers as dead-men for landing craft. It was reported that the 31st had 6 dozers as dead-men on a single landing craft at one point. Whatever those complaints were on D-plus4, 133's Officers must have been quick learners on D-plus5 because on D-plus6 yellow2 became solely 133's until relieved on D-plus18.

-- Something that is completely missing from the record is 133's Demolitions-men. The Battalion absolutely would have had them. No record has been found regarding their number, training, or Assault assignment. They are mentioned in Huie's "From Omaha to Okinawa: The Story of the Seabees" regarding the clearing of yellow2 on D-plus2.

-- 28 Sept 1945 Letter from 9th Construction Brigade to 8, 31 and 133 CBs: 29 Sept Detached from the 41st Construction Reg Iwo Jima and will act as independent units pending attachment to a higher construction unit(12)

-- 16 October 1945 the 31st NCB embarked from white beach for Sasebo, Japan. Over 400 of her men were sent Stateside for discharge. They were replaced with men from 133, 62, 95, and 106 CBs. As well as men from 1078 CBD and a replacement draft from Pearl Harbor. Those 133 men were discharged in January 1946 at Bremerton, Washington.


IWO JIMA UNIT AWARDS

Since 1945 Unit Awards has been a much discussed topic of 133.

In April 1945 Cdr. Murphy wrote that there was a word that the Battalion was up for the Presidential Unit Citation. It did not happen. Since 1966 the men of the Battalion have heard the story

that the 4th Pioneers got the PUC and 133 got the NUC. All the efforts to get the PUC have been based upon that the story. In 2016 the facts are the same as they were in 1945.

                                                   ASSAULT SHORE PARTY 5th MARINE AMPHIB. CORPS
                           4th Marine Div.                                                  5th Marine Div.(5th Regimental Shore Party)
                 RCT 25               RCT 23                                                    RCT 27               RCT 28
                 4th Pioneer Bn(NUC)  133rd NCB(NUC)                                            5th Pioneer Bn(NUC)  31st NCB(NUC)
                 A Co.(PUC)            A Co.  ---                                               A Co. (PUC)          A Co. ---
                 B Co.(PUC)            B Co.  ---                                               B.Co. (PUC)          B Co. ---
                 C Co.(PUC)            C Co.  ---                                               C.Co. (PUC)          C Co. ---
                                       D Co.  ---                                                                    D Co. ---
                                                                                                                     Demolition Team

The PUC was written by the USMC and submitted to the Navy. It seems that no one questioned the fact that there were NO USN listed only USMC. General Vandergrift, Marine Commandant, recommended the PUC be awarded the Assault troops and the NUC for Support units. However, those Naval Units designated Assault were not included. Those omissions were put to the Board in 2015. The current President of the Naval Board is an ex-Marine and he stated in October 2015 the the Marines had a reason for not putting the Navy up and they did not make any mistakes in who got what award.

The facts show that the four Battalions of the Assault Shore Party 5th Amphib Corps were all designated Support . They all received the Naval Unit Citation. It was the individual Companies that were designated Assault and A, B, and C Co of both Pioneer Battalions received the the PUC. The Seabee Companies were also designated Assault but received no recognition. It appears that 133 has 4 PUCs coming as does the 31st. The USN Beach Parties assigned to the Assault Shore Parties were omitted to as were UDTs 13 and 14 and the 31st Demolition team.. Somehow UDT 12 received a PUC but they are not listed on the award. None of these Naval Units received any recognition. The Historical backdrop for all this is the fact that conditions on the Beach were worse than the Frontlines.

It should be noted that while the record states the entire 31st NCB landed with the Combat Echelon they were deployed in a manner completely different than the 133rd. Only the Heavy Equipment section of C Co and the 31st Demolition Team were on the beach D-Day. Elements of that Battalion landed daily until D-plus9.

133 NCB IS THE ONLY "non-Marine" UNIT IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY WITH THE DISTINCTION OF BEING ORDERED INTO USMC FATIGUES AND LANDING BATTALION STRENGTH IN AN ASSAULT AS A MARINE CORPS UNIT. THEY WERE DEPLOYED AS A USMC PIONEER BATTALION AND PAID FOR THAT DISTINCTION WITH 2 MIA, 42 KIA and 328 WOUNDED. In addition to all the Purple Hearts the 4th awarded 133's men 10 Bronze Stars and 29 Marine Commendations.(8) The total number of Commendations awarded by the 4th hasn't been found but 29 is equal to 30% of total awarded the entire 5th Marine Division. The Seabees of the 133rd did not dishonor to the Uniform they were ordered to wear.


62 NCB was TAD to the 3rd Marine Division and landed on black beach D-plus6. They were not assigned to the 3rd Division's Shore Party and did not land as a Pioneer Battalion. They landed as a Construction Battalion beginning very late on D-plus5. On D-plus6 they went to work on airfield #1. Under sniper fire, the previous day, 31 NCB"s men walked it's entire length 2 feet abreast, picking all the shrapnel they could find on the ground.


NOTE: At the Company level Hq Co. is regarded as the Battalion itself and can not be put up for the PUC because the Battalion received the NUC. So even though 133's Hq was on the beach as Hq for yellow beach it can not receive a PUC. It is also the reason Hq Co. 4th Pioneers and 5th Pioneers did not receive one as both Battalions received the NUC.

If it could be proven that HqCo's security sections were on the line that one would think that qualified HqCo for a PUC. Navy regulations do no allow for Unit awards to be revised or altered. Since HqCo represents the Battalion the Navy will not allow that to happen.

In Vietnam

Location of deployment
 Year
Vietnam 1966
Vietnam 1968
Vietnam 1969
Guam 1970
Spain 1971
Okinawa 1973
Puerto Rico 1975
Diego Garcia 1976
Diego Garcia 1979
Spain 1982
Puerto Rico 1983
Okinawa 1984
Guam 1990
Spain 1991
Iraq 1991
Guam 1992
Spain 1993
Spain/
Yugoslavia 		1995
Guam 1997
Afghanistan 2001
Afghanistan/
Iraq 		2003
Okinawa 2004
Iraq 2005
Iraq 2007
Okinawa 2008
Afghanistan 2010
Okinawa 2011
Afghanistan 2012

On 12 August 1966, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 was reactivated in Gulfport, Mississippi. The new Battalion must not have had a copy of the unit's history from 1946 with the Disney insignia in it, and rumor had it that the unit's first assignment was supposed to have been Australia. That belief produced the Kangaroo insignia.

Following a period of training, Vietnam was the site of the newly recommissioned battalion's initial deployments. During their first deployment to Da Nang, Vietnam, in 1966, projects for the battalion ranged from final construction of a prisoner-of-war camp to building a staging area for significant amounts of stone to be displaced. NMCB 133 received its second Navy Unit Commendation for its enduring support of friendly forces during its deployment to Vietnam.

Phu Bai was the site of the battalion's second Vietnam deployment in 1968. The major project at Phu Bai was the task of overlaying the Hue-Phu Bai airstrip with over 10,000 individual sheets of matting.

A third deployment was made to Vietnam in 1969. The Runnin' Roos were based at Camp Wilkinson, about six miles southeast of Hue, the country's ancient imperial capitol. One of the major projects was the reconstruction of a 286-foot length of highway, including a bridge, at Hue, all of which had been badly damaged during the 1968 Tet Offensive. The most extensive project undertaken by the Kangroo Battalion was the upgrade and maintenance of 70 miles of paved highway. Among other projects, they were also tasked with extending 96 culverts and repairing dozens of bridges.

1990s

In December 1995 the battalion deployed to Bosnia for Operation Joint Endeavor, in support of NATO's Implementation Force. They were awarded the Superior Unit Award.[3]

2005–Present

On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina came through the central Gulf Coast, taking many lives and causing catastrophic damage to the homes and businesses of countless residents. Within a day, the Seabees from battalions of NMCB 1, 7, and 133 rushed out to clear roads so emergency workers could access hard hit areas.

In the ensuing weeks, NMCB 133 provided extensive humanitarian aid around the area, including the critical repair of lift stations, cleaning and repair of government buildings and schools, and the distribution of food, water and clothing to local residents in need.

As these important projects were going on, teams from the battalion were deployed to assist Seabees whose homes were affected by Katrina. In NMCB 133, 118 out of 659 people either lost their homes entirely or had them damaged so badly they were uninhabitable. Those Seabees and their families either sought refuge in warehouses on base or with friends and family.

Only two months later, the Roos were ready to deploy in November 2005. NMCB 133 deployed to numerous sites throughout Southwest Asia, with additional details in Guam and Whidbey Island. In Iraq, the Runnin’ Roos of NMCB 133 supported Marines, Special Operations Forces and Iraqi Security Forces.

The NMCB 133 2007 deployment involved four continents. The Battalion worked in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) building schools in remote villages and making clean water available to locals. A detail assigned to “New Horizons” built schools in rural Belize. NMCB 133 also had a presence in São Tomé, working in cooperation with Underwater Construction Team ONE (UCT 1) to rebuild the only boat launch available to the country’s Coast Guard.

Over the next few years, the Battalion made two separate deployments to Iraq and Okinawa, Japan. NMCB 133's Seabees built the foundation for new buildings on White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa and restored running water to a village in Kemaman district of Malaysia that had not had such a luxury in over three years. A 35-foot wind-powered turbine and solar panel were installed to provide power to the pump.

Following the end of the PACOM tour, the Roos redeployed to Gulfport, MS for a 15-month homeport and training cycle. In March 2010, the Battalion deployed over 600 Seabees from Gulfport to Afghanistan in support of the 30,000 troop surge.

NMCB 133 successfully set up a site on Kandahar Airfield (KAF), Afghanistan which was used as their mainbody site. The site consisted of nothing more than a bed of gravel when they arrived. Within a month, the battalion had a fully operational Seabee camp. They constructed buildings, set up tents, and worked with an adjacent Army unit to supply power.

Among the list of accomplishments completed by NMCB 133's Runnin' Roos, the following were most noteworthy:

In October 2010, NMCB 133 received the Atlantic Fleet Best of Type Battle "E" award for its outstanding efforts during the CENTCOM deployment.

In March 2011, the battalion once again deployed to Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan where it was involved in many projects, including the renovation of a new galley facility, the construction of a 207 square meter concrete storage building at White Beach Naval Facility, installation of concrete drainage ditches, and camp improvement projects on Camp Shields.

In September 2012, NMCB 133 deployed to Afghanistan to become the last active duty battalion to deploy to the country. During the course of this deployment, the battalion twice broke the record for the longest convoy in the Naval Construction Force's history.

Personnel from NMCB 133 plus a bulldozer arrived in Liberia from Djibouti and on 27 September 2014 began site preparation near the Monrovia airport for construction of a dozen or more hospitals to be built by the U.S. military's Operation United Assistance in response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa.[4]

Awards

NMCB 133 has received several unit citations and commendations. Members who participated in actions that merited the award are authorized to wear the medal or ribbon associated with the award on their uniform. NMCB 133 has been presented the following awards:

NMCB 133 has been the recipient of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Naval Construction Force Best of Type Battle "E" a total of 11 times.[5] The battalion has received the Peltier Award, given to the best active duty Seabee Battalion in the Naval Construction Force, on ten occasions.[6]

List of commanding officers

Commanding Officer Period
Commander Raymond P. Murphy Jan 1944 – Sep 1945
Lt. George R. Imboden Oct 1945 – Nov 1945
Lt. Commander Clarence W. Palmer Sep 1945 – Oct 1945
Lt. Thomas P. Cooke Nov 1945 – Dec 1945
Commander Edward H. Marsh, II Aug 1966 – Jul 1968
Commander Frank H. Lewis, Jr. Jul 1968 – Nov 1969
Commander J. J. Gawarkiewiez, III Nov 1969 – Mar 1971
Commander William C. Conner Mar 1971 – Aug 1973
Commander Leland R. Dobler Aug 1973 – Apr 1974
Lt. Commander Bruce L. McCall Apr 1974 – Jun 1974
Commander Richard A. Lowery Jun 1974 – Jul 1976
Commander Gene Davis Jul 1976 – Jul 1978
Commander George D. Fraunces Jul 1978 – Oct 1979
Captain Herbert H. Lewis, Jr. Oct 1979 – Jul 1981
Captain Dorwin C. Black Jul 1981 – Jun 1983
Captain A. A. Kannegiesser Jun 1983 – Aug 1985
Captain Richard E. Brown Aug 1985 – Jun 1987
Commander Bruce St. Peter Jun 1987 – Aug 1989
Commander Donald B. Hutchins Aug 1989 – Sep 1991
Commander Douglas F. Elznic Sep 1991 – Jun 1993
Commander Richard J. McAfee Jun 1993 – Apr 1995
Commander Gary A. Engle Apr 1995 – Jun 1997
Commander Paul Bosco Jun 1997 – Jun 1999
Commander Katherine L. Gregory Jun 1999 – Jul 2001
Commander Douglas G. Morton Jul 2001 – Jun 2003
Commander Jeffery T. Borowy Jun 2003 – May 2005
Commander Allan M. Stratman May 2005 – May 2007
Commander Paul J. Odenthal May 2007 – June 2009
Commander Chris M. Kurgan Jun 2009 – May 2011
Commander Nick D. Yamodis May 2011 – June 2013
Commander Jeffrey S. Powell June 2013 – June 2015
Commander Miguel Dieguez June 2015 - Present

References

  1. ↑ http://www.public.navy.mil/usff/1NCD/Pages/NMCB133/default.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/nmcb133.htm
  3. ↑ "Military Orders" (PDF). General Orders - Headquarters, US Dept of the Army. 11 April 1997.
  4. ↑ Drew Hinshaw, Betsy McKay (28 September 2014). "U.S. Troops Battling Ebola Get Off to Slow Start in Africa - WSJ". Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  5. ↑ https://awards.navy.mil/awards/webbas01.nsf/(vwWebPage)/home.htm?OpenDocument
  6. ↑ http://www.same.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=260&Itemid=83
 7.  Disney Studio Archives, Burbank, Ca. 
 8.  Rainmakers Log.  Commander R.P. Murphy, Leo Hart Co. Rochester, N.Y. 1946.
 9.  Appendix 1, Dog Annex 4th Marine Division Combat Reports 1945, National Archives
 10.  Western Pacfic Operations Vol IV, 1971 USMC Archives, p. 594-5.
 11.  Seabee Archives,  Seabee Museum, Port Hueneme, Ca
 12.  8th Naval Construction Battalion Log,  U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Port Hueneme, CA
 13.  Action Report Commander Underwater Demolition Team 14, 1 March 1945, National Navy UDT-Seal Museum, Fort Pierce, FL.
 14.  Iwo Jima Seabees Stay Unsung.  Lt. Cdr. Peter S Marra,  U.S. Naval Institute: NAVAL HISTORY, February 1997 p.22-25.
 15.  The Spearhead 5th Marine Division.  Howard M. Conner, Infantry Journal Press, Washington D.C. 1950

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