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:
Battle-e-ribbon 3rd award:
American Campaign Medal ribbon:
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon:
World War II Victory Medal ribbon:
Army of Occupation ribbon:
National Defense Service Medal ribbon:
Korean Service Medal:
Ribbon from the Korean Service Medal:
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Ribbon:
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon:
Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines):
Presidential Unit Citation (Korea):
Philippines Liberation Medal ribbon:
United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon:
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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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Thursday, November 7, 2013
USS Iowa, BB61: Awards, Stars, Ribbons and Citations
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