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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
	"E" for Battle Efficiency (1) Fiscal 1953 (2) Fiscal 1957
	Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award ComAirLant Carriers (1) 1956 (2) 1958

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Last update: 31 January 2004