Military Awards and Honors
Tombigbee was awarded two battle stars for World War II service:
- Iwo Jima operation
- Okinawa Gunto operation
She was awarded 11 engagement stars for her service in the Vietnam War (nine are shown here):
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
- Tet69/Counteroffensive
- Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Consolidation I
Her crew was eligible for the following medals:
- 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
- Antarctica Service Medal
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Vietnam) -
- Vietnam Service Medal (9)
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (6)
- United Nations Service Medal
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
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