Awards and Honors
Mazama received five battle stars for actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations at Guam, The Philippine Campaign, Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa. The Mazama was also part of the American Occupational Force of the Japanese Home Islands following the end of World War II.
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