Military Awards and Honors
Kishwaukee received two battle stars for World War II service:
- Leyte operation
- Okinawa Gunto operation
During the Vietnam War, she was awarded seven campaign stars:
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
- Tet/69 Counteroffensive
- Vietnamese Summer-Fall 1969
Kishwaukee’s crew was eligible for the following citations, medals and ribbons (shown in order of precedence):
- Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Okinawa 1945, Danang 1969)
- China Service Medal (extended)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Korean Service Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal (7)
- Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Unit Citation
- Philippines Liberation Medal
- United Nations Service Medal
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
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