Campaign Awards

WORLD WAR II SERVICE Combat Action Ribbon
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - Nine Battle Stars*
World War II Victory Medal
***Philippine Liberation Ribbon - Two Stars**
***Philippine Independence Ribbon
***Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation

*One star each for participation in the following campaigns
PACIFIC RAIDS - 1943
Wake Island Raid - 5-6 Oct 1943

TREASURY-BOUGAINVILLE OPERATIONS
Invasion Support, Empress Augusta Bay - 1 Nov 1943
Invasion Support, Torokina - 4 Dec 1943

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO OPERATIONS
Invasion Support - Green Island - 15 Feb 1944
Bombardment of Rabaul - 24 Feb 1944
MARIANAS OPERATON
Capture and occupation of Saipan - 14 June 1944
Battle of the Philippine Sea - 19-20 June 1944

LEYTE OPERATION
Leyte Landings - 20 Oct 1944

LUZON OPERATION
Lingayen Gulf Landing - 4-15 Jan 1945

MANILA BAY-BIGOL OPERATIONS
Invasion Support - Mindoro - 13 Dec 1944
Invasion Support - Corrigedor Operations - 16 Feb 1945

CONSOLIDATION OF THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
Mindanao Island Landings - 17-23 April 1945

OKINAWA GUNTO OPERATION
Assault & occupation of Okinawa Gunto - 16 May 1945

**One star for initial invasion at Leyte; one star for over 30 days service in Philippines
***Awarded by the Republic of Philippines Government

MEDITERRANEAN, KOREA & VIETNAM SERVICE
Combat Action Ribbon-Vietnam
China Service Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal-European, African, Middle East Area
National Defense Service Medal-Vietnam
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal-Three Bronze Stars
Tawian Straits
Quemoy-Matsu
Vietnam
Vietnam Service Medal-Five Bronze Stars
Vietnam Defense Campaign
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase II
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase V
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase VI
Tet 69 Counteroffensive
Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation, Gallantry Cross Medal with Palm
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Commander Seventh Fleet Citation for Outstanding Performance - Nov 1966
DesRon 18 Gold “A” ASW Warfare Performance - 1953
DesRon 21 “E” Overall Excellence - 1963