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World War II

Rodman earned five bronze service stars during World War II: four as DD 456 on her European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and one as DMS 21 on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star NORTH AFRICAN OCCUPATION
Algeria-Morocco landings: 11 November 1942.
1 Star CLASS “A” SUBMARINE ASSESSMENT
14 May 1944.
1 Star INVASION OF NORMANDY (INCLUDING THE BOMBARDMENT OF CHERBOURG)
6–25 June 1944.
1 Star INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE
15 August–25 September 1944.
1 Star OKINAWA GUNTO OPERATION
25 March–10 June 1945.