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Aaron Ward
earned three bronze service stars on her
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon
during World War II as follows:
1 Star
CAPTURE AND DEFENSE OF GUADALCANAL
17 October–12 November 1942.
1 Star
GUADALCANAL — THIRD STRIKE
12–15 November 1942.
1 Star
CONSOLIDATION OF SOUTHERN SOLOMONS
7 April 1943.