USS Jenkins (DD-447, DDE-447) Service Stars

Jenkins earned 14 bronze service stars: one on her European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and 13 on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:

1 Star	NORTH AFRICAN OCCUPATION Action off Casablanca: 8 November 1942. Algeria–Morocco landings: 8–11 November 1942.
1 Star	CONSOLIDATION OF SOUTHERN SOLOMONS 5 March–13 May 1943.
1 Star	NEW GEORGIA GROUP OPERATION New Georgia, Rendova, Vangunu occupation, 20 June–4 July 1943. Kula Gulf action, 5–6 July 1943. (Battle of Kula Gulf). Kolombangara action, 12–13 July 1943 (Battle of Kolombangara).
1 Star	GILBERT ISLANDS OPERATION 19 November–4 December 1943.
1 Star	MARSHALL ISLANDS OPERATION Occupation of Kawajalein and Majuro Atolls: 29 January–8 February 1944.
—	CONSOLIDATION OF NORTHERN SOLOMONS 5 March–13 May 1943.
1 Star	HOLLANDIA OPERATION Aitape—Humboldt Bay—Tanahmerah Bay: 18 April–17 May 1944.
1 Star	SPECIAL OPERATIONS Task Group 30.4: 31 May–3 June 1944.
1 Star	WESTERN NEW GUINEA OPERATIONS Biak Island operation: 8–20 June 1944. Noemfoor Island operation: 2–14 July 1944. Cape Sansapor operation: 27 July–18 August 1944. Morotai landings: 15 September 1944.
1 Star	LEYTE OPERATION Leyte landings: 12 October–3 November 1944.
1 Star	LUZON OPERATION Lingayen Gulf landing: 4–18 January 1945.
1 Star	ANTISUMBARINE OPERATIONS 31 January 1945.
1 Star	MANILA BAY–BICOL OPERATION Mariveles–Corregidor: 14–28 February 1945.
1 Star	CONSOLIDATION OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES Palawan Island landings: 28 February–1 March 1945.
1 Star	BORNEO OPERATIONS Tarakan Island operation: 27 April–5 May 1945.

Jenkins earned one bronze service star on her Korean Service Ribbon as follows:

1 Star

KOREAN DEFENSE, SUMMER-FALL 1952
16 June–19 November 1952.

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