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USS TARAWA   (CV-40)

(later CVA-40, CVS-40 and AVT-12)


Unit Awards, Campaign and Service Medals and Ribbons

Special thanks to Bob Atkinson, Historian, Editor "Tradewinds", USS Tarawa Veterans' Association, who provided this list.



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: China Service Medal (extended) / Navy Occupation Service Medal ("Asia" and "Europe" clasps) / National Defense Service Medal
2nd Row: Korean Service Medal / Korean Presidential Unit Citation / United Nations Korean Medal

  • China Service Medal (Extended)
    14 to 30 October 1946
    29 October to 14 December 1948
    29 May to 2 June 1954
  • Navy Occupation Service Medal
    "Asia" Clasp
    27 September to 12 October 1946
    4 to 8 January 1947

    "Europe" Clasp
    7 December 1951 to 2 June 1952
    20 January to 26 June 1953
    26 November 1953 to 14 January 1954
  • National Defense Service Medal
    for service during the Korean War
  • Korean Service Medal
    15 February to 15 March 1954
    26 March to 15 April 1954
  • Korean Presidential Unit Citation
    for service during the Korean War
  • United Nations Korean Medal
    for service during the Korean War
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  • "E" for Battle Efficiency
    (1) Fiscal 1953
    (2) Fiscal 1957
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  • Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award ComAirLant Carriers
    (1) 1956
    (2) 1958

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