Military Awards and Honors
Deliver received one battle star for World War II service:
- Okinawa Gunto operation
She received three campaign stars for Korean War service:
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1953
For the Vietnam War she received nine campaign stars:
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase II
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase IV
- Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase VII
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation II
Her crew members were eligible for the following medals and ribbons:
- Combat Action Ribbon (27-28FEB68)
- Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2)
- China Service Medal (extended)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Korean Service Medal (3)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Op. Frequent Wind)
- Vietnam Service Medal (9)
- Humanitarian Service Medal (Frequent Wind)
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (3)
- United Nations Service Medal
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
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