Awards
Mataco received five battle stars for World War II:
- Gilbert Islands operation, November 1943
- Marshall Islands operation, Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January 1944
- Marianas operation, June 1944
- Leyte operation, January 1945
- Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945
Four battle stars were awarded during the Korean War:
- North Korean Aggression, 18 September to 2 November 1950
- Inchon Landing, 13 to 17 September 1950
- Communist China Aggression, 3 to 28 November 1950
- Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, 14 September 1952, 28 September to 16 October 1952
She received seven campaign stars for her participation in the Vietnam War:
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II, 19 to 22 April 1967, 5 to 31 May 1967
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III, 1 to 12 June 1967, 5 to 10 July 1967
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV, 18 to 30 May 1968, 7 to 11 June 1968
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V, 10 to 31 August 1968
- Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969, 13 to 21 October 1969
- Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970, 1 to 5 January 1970, 28 January to 1 February 1970
- Consolidation II, 9 to 11 December 1971, 18 to 23 December 1971
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