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The Korean Service Medal 1950-1954, Ships "B"

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The following is a list of units credited by the Secretary of the Navy with having performed duty during the indicated periods which entitle personnel to the Korean Service Medal. Engagement stars have been authorized for the Korean Service Medal for participation in combat operations. Only one star is authorized for participation in one or more engagements with the same code.

Beneath each unit's name are three columns. The left column identified the period of time for which that particular unit and its attached personnel qualified for the basic medal. The center column gives dates for which a unit's attached personnel qualified for a 3/16-inch bronze engagement star for participation in combat operations, if any. The right column gives the code of the designated engagement, a description of which is listed below. This list is reproduced from the 1953 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (includes 1954 changes) which was prepared by the Bureau of Naval Personnel and Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.

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  • K1 - North Korean Aggression:
        27 June-02 Nov 50
        
  • K2 - Communist China
        Aggression: 03 Nov 50-24 Jan 51
        
  • K3 - Inchon Landing:
        13-17 Sep 50
        
  • K4 - First UN Counter
        Offensive: 25 Jan-21 Apr 51
        
  • K5 - Communist China
        Spring Offensive: 22 Apr-08 Jul 51
        
  • K6 - UN Summer-Fall Offensive:
        09 July-27 Nov 51
        
  • K7 - Second Korean Winter:
        28 Nov 51-30 Apr 52
        
  • K8 - Korean Defense Summer-Fall
        1952: 01 May-30 Nov 52
        
  • K9 - Third Korean Winter:
        01 Dec 52-30 Apr 5-3
        
  • K10 - Korea, Summer-Fall
        1953: 01 May-27 Jul 53
      




Ship, medal dates         Engagement star dates     Code
Badger, Charles J. (DD 657):
12-27 Jan 54
1 Feb-17 Mar 54
28 Mar-22 May 54

Badoeng Strait (CVE 116):
29 Jul 50-23 Jan 51       6 Aug-12 Sep 50           K1
2-14 Oct 51               18 Sep-2 Nov 50           K1
22 Oct 51-14 Feb 52       3 Nov 50-7 Jan 51         K2
6 Oct 52-11 Feb 53        13-17 Sep 50              K3
                          18-28 Dec 51              K7
                          8-16 Jan 52               K7
                          26 Jan-6 Feb 52           K7
                          15 Sep 52                 K8
                          16-17 Oct 52              K8
                          31 Oct-10 Nov 52          K8
                          20-28 Nov 52              K8
                          8-16 Dec 52               K9
                          27 Dec 52-4 Jan 53        K9
                          13 Jan 53                 K9
                          29 Jan-5 Feb 53           K9

Bairoko (CVE 115):
14 Nov 50-4 Aug 51        16-24 Feb 52              K7
16 Dec 51-26 May 52       5-13 Mar 52               K7
6 Feb-15 Mar 53           23-31 Mar 52              K7
25 Mar-7 Aug 53           15-21 May 53              K10
                          31 May-8 Jun 53           K10
                          18-26 Jun 53              K10
                          6-14 Jul 53               K10
                          24-2-1 Jul 53             K10

Banner (AKL 25):
10-20 Mar 53
17-30 May 53
19 Jul-2 Aug 53
28 Nov-6 Dec 53
19-26 Feb 54
13-20 May 54
24-29 Jun 54

Barrett (TAP 196):
13-16 Feb 53

Barton (DD 722):
18 Jun-19 Oct 52          22 Jun-9 Jul 52           K8
11-14 Feb 54              21 Jul-23 Aug 52          K8
20 Feb-29 Mar 54          15-17 Sep 52              K8
29 Apr-I Jun 54

Bashaw (SSK 241):
11 Apr-27 Jul 54

Bass, Brinkley (DD 987):
25 Nov 50-24 Jul 51       28 Nov 50-17 Jan 51       K2
19 Feb-6 Jul 52           31 Jan-16 Mar 51          K4
28 Jul-10 Aug 52          4-15 Apr 51               K4
12 May-26 Jun 53          2 May 51                  K5
25 Jul-2 Nov 53           9-30 May 51               K5
8-16 Jul 54               13 Jun-8 Jul 51           K5
                          9-18 Jul 51               K6
                          24 Feb-2 Apr 52           K7
                          16-30 Apr 52              K7
                          1-28 May 52               K8
                          7-22 Jun 52               K8
                          28 Jul-3 Aug 52           K8
                          18-31 May 53              K10

Bass, Horace A. (APD 124):
1 Aug 50-28 Ian 51        8 Sep-2 Nov 50            K1
18 Oct 51-3 Jul 52        4 Nov 50-23 Jan 51        K2
3 Aug 53-4 Jan 54         13-16 Sep 50              K3
20 Jan-14 Mar 54          27 Nov 51                 K6
27 Mar-5 Apr 54           28 Nov-5 Dec 51           K7
                          7-22 Dec 51               K7
                          9-13 Jan 52               K7
                          20-25 Jan 52              K7
                          1-4 Feb 52                K7
                          29-30 Feb 52              K7
                          19-30 Apr 52              K7
                          1-5 May 52                K8
                          30 May-13 Jun 52          K8
                          1&-25 Jun 52              K8

Bataan (CVL 29):
28 Nov 50-13 Jun 51       16 Dec 50-24 Jan 51       K2
11 Feb-11 Aug 52          25 Jan-22 Mar 51          K4
15 Nov 52-10 May 53       31 Mar-6 Apr 51           K4
14-18 Aug 53              9-15 Apr 51               K4
                          19-21 Apr 51              K4
                          22-26 Apr 51              K5
                          1-10 May 51               K5
                          19 May-3 Jun 51           K5
                          30 Apr 52                 K7
                          1-10 May 52               K8
                          7-15 Jun 52               K8
                          25 Jun-3 Jul 52           K8
                          13-22 Jul 52              K8
                          1-2 Aug 52                K8
                          16-25 Feb 53              Kg
                          7-15 Mar 53               K9
                          26 Mar-4 Apr 53           K9
                          11-20 Apr 53              K9
                          27-30 Apr 53              K9
                          1-6 May 53                K10

Battsell (DD 945);
19 Mar-7 Jun 51           21 Mar-4 Apr 51           K4
19 Jul-16 Sep 51          18-21 Apr 51              K4
10 Jun-25 Jul 52          22 Apr-16 May 51          K5
21 Aug-29 Oct 52          14 Jun-8 Jul 52           K8
31 Oct-2 Dec 52           23 Aug-3 Sep 52           K8
30 Sep-4 Nov 53           30 Sep-19 Oct 52          K8
27 Nov-18 Dec 53          31 Oct-25 Nov 52          K8
30 Dec 53-8 Feb 54
22 Feb-15 Mar 54
21 Mar 54

Bayfield (APA 33):
15 Sep 50-15 Apr 51       21 Sep-2 Nov 50           K1
3-13 May 51               3-29 Dec 50               K2
3-7 Sep 51                26 Feb-7 Mar 51           K4
29 Mar-20 Oct 52          19-23 Apr 52              K7
19-31 Nov 52              17-18 Oct 52              K8
29 Nov 53-2 Feb 54
12-16 Mar 54
28 Mar-27 Jul 54

Bayonne (PF 21):
28 Jul 50-4 Sep 51        18 Sep-10 Oct 50          K1
19 Sep 51-31 Jan 53       13-17 Sep 50              K3
                          10 Oct-13 Nov 51          K6
                          28 Nov-14 Dec 51          K7
                          23-25 Jan 52              K7
                          28-29 Jan 52              K7
                          11-14 May 52              K8
                          17-29 May 52              K8
                          16-27 Jun 52              K8
                          7-28 Jul 52               K8
                          13 Aug 52                 K8
                          23 Aug 52                 K8
                          27-29 Aug 52              K8
                          10-11 Sep 52              K8
                          14-17 Sep 52              K8
                          26 Sep-20 Oct 52          K8
                          21 Oct-2 Nov 52           K8
                          8 Nov 52                  K8
                          25-30 Nov 52              K8
                          1-6 Dec 52                Kg
                          8 Dec 52                  K9
                          19-22 Dec 52              Kg
                          25 Dec 52-10 Jan 53       KO

Beam (DD 654):
28 May-24 Jun 54

Beatty (DD 756):
31 Oct 51-27 Feb 52       B-27 Nov 51               K6
                          28 Nov-11 Dec 51          K7
                          10-30 Jan 52              K7
                          6-20 Feb 52               K7

Begor (APD 127):
7 Dec 50-17 Aug 51        13-24 Dec 50              K2
14 Nov 52-11 Jun 53       1 Mar-7 Apr 51            K4
29 Jun-12 Aug 53          27 Apr-9 May 51           K5
                          28 May-14 Jun 51          K5
                          25 Jun-11 Jul 51          K5
                          15 Dec 52                 K9
                          13 Feb 53                 K9
                          28 Feb-1 Mar 53           K9
                          6 Mar 53                  K9
                          12-31 Mar 53              K9
                          13-16 Apr 53              K9
                          7-17 May 53               K10
                          12 Jul 53                 K10
                          27 Jul 53                 K10

Bellatrix (AKA 3):
8 Sep-12 Nov 52           17-18 Oct 52              K8
27 Nov-1 Dec 52

Benham (DD 796):
7-16 Jul 54

Bering Strait (AVP 382):
26 Dec 51-3 Feb 52
21 Jan-3 Feb 54

Berry, Fred T. (DDE 858):
8 Nov 50-10 Feb 51        16 Nov 50-24 Jan 51       K2
                          25 Jan-7 Feb 51           K4

Besugo (SS 321):
31 Mar 50-11 Apr 51

Bexar (APA 237):
9 Sep 50-6 Jan 51         20 Sep-2 Nov 50           K1
18-26 Aug 51              3 Nov 50-1 Jan 51         K2
11 Sep 51-22 Mar 52       5-6 Dec 51                K7
9 Aug-4 Nov 53            27-30 Dec 51              K7
27 Nov-11 Dec 53          10-11 Jan 52              K7
                          22-23 Jan 52              K7

Bisbee (PF 46):
18 Oct 50-1 Apr 51        3-24 Dec 50               K2
8 Jul-25 Sep 51           28 Dec 50-4 Jan 51        K2
29 Oct 51-23 Jan 52       24 Feb-6 Mar 51           K4
                          24-29 Mar 51              K4
                          19 Jul 51                 K6
                          22 Jul-3 Aug 51           K5
                          15-16 Aug 51              K6
                          23-25 Aug 51              K6
                          13-17 Sep 51              K6
                          21-23 Sep 51              K6
                          13-19 Jan 52              K8

Black (DD 666):
12 Feb-8 Jun 53           5-16 Mar 53               K9
                          27 Mar-9 Apr 53           K9
                          11-22 Apr 53              K9
                          12 May-3 Jun 53           K10

Blackfin (SS 322):
4 Jan-25 May 52

Blenny (SS 324):
25 May-18 Oct 52

Blue (DD 744):
23 Jan-24 Aug 51          5 Feb-20 Mar 51           K4
14 Apr-24 May 52          9-13 May 51               K5
20 Jun-21 Oct 52          23-31 May 51              K5
7 JuI-3 Sep 53            3-25 Jun 51               K5
29 Sep-10 Nov 53          27 Jun-8 Jul 51           K5
29 Nov-6 Dec 53           9-26 Jul 51               K6
                          8-22 Aug 51               K6
                          20-30 Apr 52              K7
                          1-17 May 52               K8
                          21-30 Jun 52              K8
                          11 Jul-7 Aug 52           K8
                          31 Aug-4 Oct 52           K8
                          16-27 Jul 53              K10

Bluegill (SS 242):
28 Nov-9 Dec 53
14-16 Dec 53
22 Dec 53-25 Feb 54

Bole, John A. (DD 755):
27 Oct 50-6 Mar 51        5 Nov 50-24 Jan 51        K2
16 Apr-19 Jun 51          25 Jan-16 Mar 51          K4
30 Jan-29 Mar 52          16-21 Apr 51              K4
16 Apr-25 Jun 52          22 Apr-3 May 51           K5
12 Mar-9 Apr 53           17 May-14 Jun 51          K5
2 May-7 Sep 53            4-19 Feb 52               K7
4-27 Jul 54               21 Feb-4 Mar 52           K7
                          16-30 Apr 52              K7
                          1-4 May 52                KS
                          18-30 Mar 53              K9
                          31 May-16 Jun 53          K10
                          27 Jun-14 Jul 53          K10
                          17-20 Jul 53              K10

Bolster (ARS 38):
9 Sep 50-6 Jul 51         15 Sep-2 Nov 50           K1
24 Jan-16 Aug 52          3 Nov 50-19 Jan 51        K2
16 Feb-15 Apr 53          9 Feb-10 Mar 51           K4
28 Nov 53-22 Jan 54       11-16 Apr 51              K4
2 Mar-5 May 54            17-21 May 51              K5
                          8-23 Feb 52               K7
                          13 Mar-12 Apr 52          K7
                          3-16 Jun 52               K8
                          15 Jul 52                 K8
                          8 Mar-11 Apr 53           K8

Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31):
28 May-6 Dec 51           28 May-17 Jun 51          K5
18 Jun-24 Dec 52          1-8 Jul 51                K5
                          9-28 Jul 51               K6
                          10 Aug-5 Sep 51           K6
                          19 Sep-18 Oct 51          K6
                          31 Oct-27 Nov 51          K6
                          28-29 Nov 51              K7
                          23-26 Jun 52              K8
                          3 Jul-4 Aug 52            K8
                          9-18 Aug 52               K8
                          4-18 Sep 52               K8
                          12 Oct-5 Nov 52           K8
                          24-30 Nov 52              K8
                          1-17 Dec 52               K9

Borie (DD 704):
6 Oct 50-12 May 51        13 Oct-2 Nov 50           K1
                          3 Nov 50-24 Jan 51        K2
                          25 Jan-10 Mar 51          K4
                          15-21 Mar 51              K4
                          27-30 Mar 51              K4
                          1-6 Apr 51                K4
                          10-13 Apr 51              K4
                          16-19 Apr 51              K4
                          2-9 May 51                K5

Boxer (CV 21):
14 Sep-26 Oct 50          18 Sep-26 Oct 50          K1
26 Mar-9 Apr 51           13-17 Sep 50              K3
16 Apr-8 Oct 51           26 Mar-9 Apr 51           K4
10 Mar-9 Sep 52           2 May-7 Jun 51            K5
30 Apr-9 Aug 53           17 Jun-8 Jul 51           K5
22 Aug-11 Nov 53          9-15 Jul 51               K6
3-18 Jun 54               28 Jul-22 Aug 51          K6
24-27 Jul 54              4 Sep-3 Oct 51            K6
                          31 Mar-30 Apr 52          K7
                          14-26 May 52              K8
                          11 Jun-6 Jul 52           K8
                          4-8 Aug 52                K8
                          25 Aug-4 Sep 52           K8
                          12 May-19 Jun 53          K10
                          4-27 Jul 53               K10

Boyd (DD 544):
6 Jun-29 Aug 51           12 Jun-8 Jul 51           K5
18 Sep-7 Dec 51           9-ll Jul 51               K6
6 Aug-15 Nov 52           26 Jul-8 Aug 51           K6
15 Dec 52-29 Jan 53       20 Sep-4 Oct 51           K6
29 Oct-7 Nov 53           31 Oct-27 Nov 51          K6
16 Nov 53-6 Jan 54        28 Nov-4 Dec 51           K7
10-11 Jan 54              13 Aug-14 Sep 52          K8
21 Feb-16 Apr 54          26 Sep-19 Oct 52          K8
                          28 Dec 52-26 Jan 53       K9

Bradford (DD 545):
7 Mar-24 Aug 51           12-18 Mar 51              K4
14 Apr-24 May 52          9-13 May 51               K5
20 Jun-21 Oct 52          23 May-19 Jun 51          K5
12 May-26 Jun 53          27 Jun-8 Jul 51           K5
25 Jul-2 Nov 53           9 Jul 51                  K6
8-18 Jul 54               12-28 Jul 51              K6
                          10-22 Aug 51              K6
                          20-30 Apr 52              K7
                          1-17 May 52               KS
                          20-29 Jun 52              K8
                          9 Jul-3 Aug 52            K8
                          31 Aug-17 Oct 52          K8
                          18-31 May 53              K10

Bremerton (CA 130):
7 May-4 Jun 52            12-28 May 52              K8
11 Jun-13 Sep 52          11-26 Jun 52              K8
26 Apr-30 May 53          9 Jul-6 Aug 52            K8
12 Jun-2 Sep 53           20 Aug-6 Sep 52           K8
26 Sep-8 Nov 53           1-30 May 53               K10
8 Jun-27 Jul 54           13 Jun-8 Jul 53           K10
                          23-27 Jul 53              K10

Bristol (DD 857):
31 Oct 51-27 Feb 52       6-12 Nov 51               K6
                          14-2-d Nov 51             K6
                          5-6 Dec 51                K7
                          9 Jan-1 Feb 52            K7
                          6-20 Feb 52               K7

Bronson, Clarence K. (DD 668):
22 Jun-10 Nov 53          9-16 Jul 53               K10

Brown (DD 546):
7 Mar-24 Sep 51           8-26 Mar 51               K4
26 Jul-25 Oct 52          28-30 Mar 51              K4
17 Nov-27 Dec 52          8-13 Apr 51               K4
23 Jul-2 Nov 53           13-23 May 51              K5
8-16 Jul 54               10-2-1 Jun 51             K5
                          11 Jul-10 Aug 51          K6
                          22 Aug-21 Sep 51          K6
                          29 Jul-3 Aug 52           K8
                          3-27 Sep 52               K8
                          5-25 Oct 52               K8
                          10-18 Dec 52              K9
                          20-22 Dec 52              K9

Brute (AKL 28):
7-12 Feb 53
4-17 Apr 53
27 Jun-10 Jul 53
30 Jul-8 Aug 53
16-30 Oct 53
22-27 Feb 54
31 Mar-12 Apr 54

Brush (DD 745):
20 Jan-5 Mar 52           26-30 Jan 52              K7
31 Mar-10 Jun 52          1-25 Feb 52               K7
27 Feb-10 Jun 53          15-30 Apr 52              K7
1 Jul-14 Aug 53           1-17 May 52               K8
26 Jun- 22 Jul 54         28 May-2 Jun 52           K8
                          4-8 Jan 52                K8
                          5-20 Mar 53               K8
                          2-14 Apr 53               K8
                          22-30 Apr 53              K9
                          1-19 May 53               K10
                          12-27 Jul 53              K10

Bryce Canyon (AD 36):
12 Apr-4 Nov 51           11-12 Sep 52              K8
15 Jul 52-28 Jan 53
16 Oct 53-30 May 54

Buck (DD 761):
27 Oct-20 Dec 50          5-27 Nov 50               K2
27 Apr-19 Jun 5l          30 Apr-14 Jun 51          K5
30 Jan-25 Jun 52          4 Feb-5 Mar 52            K7
12 Mar-9 Apr 53           16-28 Apr 52              K7
13 May-7 Pep 53           30 Apr 52                 K7
17-28 May 54              28 May-21 Jun 52          K8
3-7 Jun 54                20-30 Mar 53              KO
4-27 Jul 54               31 May-13 Jun 53          K10
                          27-30 Jun 53              K10
                          4-22 Jul 53               K10

Bugara (SS 331):
5 Oct-28 Nov 50
20 Jan-18 Jun 51
20 Apr-4 Jun 54
14-27 Jul 54

Burlington (PF 51):
8 Mar 51-3 Jul 52         14-24 Mar 51              K4
7-15 Sep 52               12 May-6 Jun 51           K5
                          25 Jun-8 Jul 51           K5
                          18-20 Jul 51              K6
                          12-14 Sep 51              K6
                          12 Jan-7 Feb 52           K7
                          18-28 Feb 52              K7
                          19 Mar-7 Apr 52           K7
                          18-25 Apr 52              K7
                          28-30 Apr 52              K7
                          1-5 May 52                K8
                          15-16 May 52              K8
                          23 May-8 Jun 52           K8
                          10-12 Jun 52              K8
                          24-26 Jan 52              K8
                          29-30 Jan 52              K8

Butternut (AN 9):
27 Dec 50-7 Jul 51




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