Thursday, November 7, 2013

USS Iowa, BB61: Awards, Stars, Ribbons and Citations

The USS Iowa and her crew earned 9 battle stars for World War II: and 2 for the Korean War:


The Iowa and her crew Iowa also earned were the following ribbons and medals:

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon:
File:Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg

Battle-e-ribbon 3rd award:


American Campaign Medal ribbon:
USACampRib.gif

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon:
AsiaCampRib.gif

World War II Victory Medal ribbon:
WW2rib.gif

Army of Occupation ribbon:
OcMedRib.gif

National Defense Service Medal ribbon:
File:National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg

Korean Service Medal:
Obverse image of the medal with a Korean gateway encircled by the inscription "Korean Service".

Ribbon from the Korean Service Medal:
File:KSMRib.svg

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Ribbon:
File:AFEMRib.svg

Sea Service Deployment Ribbon:
File:Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg

Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines):


Presidential Unit Citation (Korea):
File:Presidential Unit Citation (Korea).svg

Philippines Liberation Medal ribbon:
File:Phliber rib.png

United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon:
File:United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png

Info source:

Previous USS Iowa BB61 articles:
USS Iowa, BB61: General Characteristics, Statistics, Battleship of Presidents and Sister Ships
USS Iowa, BB61: Chronology

Previous articles about battleships named USS Iowa:
USS Iowa 1868 - 1883
USS Iowa, BB4
USS Iowa, BB4: A Service of Silver, A Tribute to the USS Iowa
USS Iowa BB53: The battleship that almost was.

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