Military Awards and Honors
Pictor received one battle star during the Korean War:
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1953 Campaign
She received eight campaign stars during the Vietnam War:
- Vietnam Defense
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive
- Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase II
- Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase III
- Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase IV
- Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase V
- Tet/69 Counteroffensive
- Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
Her crew was eligible for the following medals:
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (1)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (six- 1-Taiwan Straits, 1-Quemoy-Matsu, 4-Vietnam)
- Vietnam Service Medal (8)
- United Nations Service Medal
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
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