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| Award | Dates | Sources |
Navy Unit Commendation
Seven Awards |
07-FEB-1965 18-OCT-1965 12-AUG-1966 01-FEB-1967 13-AUG-1967 19-FEB-1968 10-OCT-1968 31-MAR-1969 15-DEC-1971 01-JUL-1972 02-OCT-1985 19-MAY-1986 23-MAR-1986 17-APR-1986 |
1,3 |
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Five Awards |
27-OCT-1969 01-JUN-1970 22-APR-1975 30-APR-1975 15-MAY-1975 07-MAR-1978 01-MAY-1980 30-MAR-1988 30-SEP-1989 |
1,3 |
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Three Awards |
01-FEB-1980 05-MAY-1980 * D 11-OCT-1981 20-OCT-1981 * D 20-JAN-1986 05-MAY-1986 * F |
1 |
Navy Occupation Service Medal
Five Awards |
19-SEP-1949 06-APR-1951 04-SEP-1951 27 April 1952 to 9 October 1952 14-OCT-1953 21-SEP-1955 |
2,12 |
National Defense Service Medal
Two Awards |
2 | |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Thirteen Awards |
25-APR-1961 28-APR-1961 * I 30-APR-1961 01-MAY-1961 * I 04-MAY-1961 09-MAY-1961 * I 12-JAN-1962 19-JAN-1962 * I 24-JAN-1962 27-JAN-1962 * I 02-FEB-1965 05-MAR-1965 * I 16-MAR-1965 17-APR-1965 * I 02-MAY-1965 28-MAY-1965 * I 23-JUN-1965 03-JUL-1965 * I 23-JAN-1968 22-MAR-1968 * J 10-DEC-1969 11-DEC-1969 * J 29-APR-1975 30-APR-1975 * N 15-MAY-1975 * O |
1,3 |
Vietnam Service Medal
Twenty Nine Awards |
04-JUL-1965 24-JUL-1965 11-AUG-1965 11-SEP-1965 21-SEP-1965 15-OCT-1965 12-SEP-1966 19-OCT-1966 30-OCT-1966 01-NOV-1966 04-DEC-1966 26-DEC-1966 01-FEB-1967 26-AUG-1967 01-OCT-1967 12-OCT-1967 28-OCT-1967 04-NOV-1967 05-NOV-1967 11-NOV-1967 08-DEC-1967 16-DEC-1967 07-JAN-1968 15-JAN-1968 21-FEB-1968 11-OCT-1968 03-NOV-1968 14-NOV-1968 08-DEC-1968 26-DEC-1968 27-JAN-1969 10-FEB-1969 02-MAR-1969 20-MAR-1969 30-MAR-1969 26-OCT-1969 18-NOV-1969 22-DEC-1969 19-JAN-1970 17-FEB-1970 09-MAR-1970 19-MAR-1970 11-APR-1970 28-APR-1970 01-JUN-1970 14-DEC-1971 31-DEC-1971 17-JAN-1972 26-JAN-1972 17-FEB-1972 01-APR-1972 11-MAY-1972 01-JUN-1972 11-JUN-1972 21-JUN-1972 02-JUL-1972 |
1 |
Humanitarian Service Medal
|
29-APR-1975 30-APR-1975 * N | 1 |
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
|
1980, 1982 | 9 |
Republic of Vietnam
Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Thirty One Awards |
12-OCT-1965 20-NOV-1966 21-NOV-1966 29-DEC-1966 23-NOV-1967 02-DEC-1967 04-DEC-1967 20-DEC-1967 22-DEC-1967 20-JAN-1968 23-JAN-1968 27-JAN-1968 29-JAN-1968 19-FEB-1968 15-OCT-1968 17-OCT-1968 18-OCT-1968 21-OCT-1968 25-OCT-1968 27-OCT-1968 14-NOV-1968 16-NOV-1968 23-NOV-1968 25-NOV-1968 28-NOV-1968 01-DEC-1968 02-DEC-1968 04-DEC-1968 05-DEC-1968 30-DEC-1968 01-JAN-1969 03-JAN-1969 05-JAN-1969 07-JAN-1969 10-JAN-1969 14-JAN-1969 19-JAN-1969 22-JAN-1969 24-JAN-1969 26-JAN-1969 09-FEB-1969 20-FEB-1969 22-FEB-1969 03-MAR-1969 19-MAR-1969 31-MAR-1969 |
1 |
|
Republic of Vietnam
Campaign Medal |
3 | |
Republic of Vietnam
Campaign Medal |
3 | |
Battle Efficiency Award
Four Awards |
1952 1954 1955 22-AUG-1968 |
8, 3 |
Engineering Excellence
|
1961,1982, 1983 | 9,3 |
Damage Control Excellence
|
1983 | 13 |
Air Department Excellence
|
1968, 1982 | 9 |
Communications Excellence
|
1968, 1969 | 7 |
Medical Department Excellence
|
19XX, 1983 | 13 |
Deck Efficiency
|
10 | |
Navigational Excellence
|
10 | |
Admiral Flatley Award
Six Awards |
1965 1969 1970 1973 1978 1982 |
3 |
|
Golden Anchor Award
Five Awards |
1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1989 | 3 |
|
Navy Ship Of The Year
|
1965 | 11 |
|
Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Award
|
1968 | 3 |
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SOURCES:
1= OPNAVNOTE 1650 *D = Iran/Indian Ocean *F = Libya *I = Vietnam *J = Korea *N = Operation Frequent Wind *O = Mayaguez Operation 2 = Aircraft Carrier Study Group 3 = More Than Just A Ship - Pete Clayton 4 = Flat-Tops and Fledglings - Pawiowski 5 = 1979/80 Cruise Book 6 = 1990 DECOM Cruise Book 7 = 1969/70 Cruise Book 8 = 1968/69 Cruise Book 9 = 1982 Cruise Book 10 = 1982 Ships Poster 11 = Our Navy Magazine January 1966 12 = Sal Avellino received this Medal and Letter for the 1952 cruise 13 = 1983 Cruise Book |
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I have used several resources for the information on this page. They are OPNAVNOTE 1650, research from the Aircract Carrier Study Group, variuos publications, cruise book photos of the ribbon bar from some years and help from shipmates. No single source seems to be complete. So, this is the best piecing together I could do from all the sources.
If you have credible sources for awards or good pictures of the ribbon bar from any years, I would appreciate any input so we can get the full and complete Awards history correct. Read through your cruisebooks. Some of them have a brief history of the ship and sometimes list awards or have pictures with the ribbon bar in the background. Thanks!
If you are looking to check on your own personal awards, read below for information on how to find them. Please do not ask me to check for you. The information on this page is as far as I can go on helping anyone.
For replacement service records and/or medals. Start here.
To obtain information about unit awards earned, contact the Chief of Naval Operations, Awards and Special Projects Branch at the address below. This office can identify awards earned by Navy units.
Chief of Naval Operations
Awards and Special Projects Branch (Code N09B33)
2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20350-2000
Navy Medals & Ribbons - Order of Precedence
Official US Navy Unit Awards Document - OPNAV Notice 1650 - Download PDF
Military Graphics - Store with thorough listing of Medals & Ribbons
Build your own Ribbon Bar
What the markings mean on a ship
Can you identify row 2 of the ribbon bar? Best guess is L to R | Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal | WW2 Victory Medal | Presidential Unit Citation |
*** Note: CV-43 did not qualify for the first two or was ever awarded the 3rd as best I can determine. My assesment is that somehow they included CVE-57 (former USS Coral Sea) Awards.
Is that a Navigation award next to the ribbons???
