Military Awards and Honors
Safeguard received one battle star for World War II service:
- Okinawa Gunto operations
During the Korean War she received the Presidential Unit Citation and five battle stars. Two are shown below:
- Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
For service in Vietnam she was reported to have received nine campaign stars. However, ten are noted below:
- Vietnam Defense
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
- Vietnam Winter-Sprint 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
- Consolidation I
- Vietnamese Ceasefire
Safeguard's crew was eligible for the following medals, citations, ribbons, and other honors (listed in order of precedence):
- Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
- Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
- 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 (2)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Korea)
- Vietnam Service Medal (10)
- Humanitarian Service Medal (1- Entewaktek Cleanup, 1-Boat People)
- 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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