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4 X In Summary Awards 7 ....,........g..-..w.-,J-W . -A::ma-Jaffe:-..::v:-ms:-A-4 ,, Since she was recommissioned in 1982, the NEW JERSEY has been the most decorated ship in the U. S. Navy. Her awards, from the top of her ribbon board, left to right, are: Combat Action - I Navy Unit Commendation wf Bronze I Q Star , Battle Efficiency E H 5' I 5 Naval Expeditionary 1 ' l A . 1 1 China Service IW?-ff. I -f' ' - American Service 41 - J Asiatic Pacific Campaign wf Silver and fi' H History September 1940: Keel laidfDecember 1942: Launchedf May 1943 Commissioned at Philadelphia Naval Shipyardf January 1944: Joined Fifth Fleet in the PacificfAugust 1944: Became ADM 'fBull,' Halsey's flagshipfAugust 1945: Be- came ADM Spruance's flagshipfJune 1948: Decommission- ed at Bayonne, N. J. fNovember 1950: Recommissioned at Bayonne, N. J. fMay 1951 Became Seventh Fleet flagship off KoreafApril 1953: Rejoined Seventh Fleet as flagship off KoreafSeptember - January 1955-1956: Joined the Sixth Fleet in the MediterraneanfAugust 1957: Decommissioned Modern Dreadnought , , , 'r-1, t is QV ,z .. aa-...r . f I Four Bronze Stars i l . l I 3 WWII Victory 1 I 1 A , 5 Navy Occupation Service National Defense Service wf Bronze Star Korean Service wf Four Bronze Stars Vietnam Service Medal wf Three Bronze Stars Sea Service Deployment wf Bronze Star Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Ci- tation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Ci- tation Vietnam Cross wf Palm Unit Citation Philippine Liberation United Nations Service Republic of Vietnam Campaign at Bayonne, N. J. fApril 1968: Recommissioned at Philadel- phia Naval ShipyardfSeptember 1969: Began tour off coast of VietnamfDecember 1969: Decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. fDecember 1982: Recom- missioned at Long Beach, Calif. fJune - May 1983-1984: De- ployed to Western Pacific, Central America and Mediterra- neanfMay - October 1987: Deployed to Western Pacific with battle groupfJuly - November 1988: Deployed to Western Pa- cificfSeptember - February 1989-1990: Deployed to Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.