USS Macomb (DD-458, DMS-23) Service Stars

During World War II, Macomb earned five service stars: three on her European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon as DD 458 and two on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as DMS 23 as follows:

1 Star	NORTH AFRICAN OCCUPATION Algeria-Morocco landings, 8–11 November 1942.
1 Star	CLASS “A” SUBMARINE ASSESSMENT 14 May 1944.
1 Star	INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE 15 August–25 September 1944.
1 Star	OKINAWA GUNTO OPERATION Assault and occupation of Okinawa: 25 March–10 May 1945.
1 Star	MINESWEEPING OPERATIONS PACIFIC Tokyo Bay (Honshu area): 28–30 August 1945. Van Dieman Straits (Kyushu-Korea Area): 23 September–7 October 1945. Tsushima Straits (Kyushu-Korea Area): 23–26 October 1945. “Reno” (East China Sea-Ryukyus Area): 2–11 November 1945.

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