USS Indianapolis WWII Battle Stars*
Reprinted from A Grave Misfortune: The USS Indianapolis Tragedy. (download 70 KB page)
1. Bougainville Air Action and Salamaua-Lae Raid |
20 February 1942 and 10 March 1942 |
2. Aleutians Operation: Attu Occupation |
25 May 1943–2 June 1943 |
20 November 1943–8 December 1943 |
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4. Marshall Islands Operation: Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls and Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll |
29 January 1944–8 February 1944 and 17 February 1944–2 March 1944
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5. Asiatic-Pacific Raids: Palau, Yap, Ulitihi, and Woleai Raid |
30 March 1944–1 April 1944 |
6. Marianas Operation: Capture/Occupation of Saipan and Guam and Battle of the Philippine Sea and Capture/Occupation of Guam |
11 June 1944–10 August 1944 and 19–20 June 1944 and 21–23 July 1944
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24–25 July 1944 |
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8. Western Caroline Islands Operation: Capture/Occupation of Southern Palau Islands |
6 September 1944–14 October 1944 |
9. Iwo Jima Operation: Fifth Fleet Raids Against Honshu and the Nansei Shoto and Assault/Occupation of Iwo Jima and Fifth Fleet Raids Against Honshu and the Nansei Shoto and Fifth Fleet Raids Against Honshu and the Nansei Shoto |
15–16 February 1945 and 15 February 1945–6 March 1945 and 25 February 1945 and 1 March 1945
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10. Okinawa Gunto Operation: Fifth/Third Fleet Raids in Support of Okinawa Gunto Operation and Assault/Occupation of Okinawa Gunto |
17–25 March 1945 and 26 March 1945–5 April 1945
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* Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, Part IV: Campaign and Service Medals (NAVPERS 15,790 [REV. 1953]).
