USS Laffey (DD-724) Service Stars

Laffey earned five bronze service stars during World War II: one on her European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and four on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:

1 Star	INVASION OF NORMANDY 6–25 June 1944.
1 Star	LEYTE OPERATION Luzon attacks: 13–19 November 1944. Ormoc Bay landings: 7–8 December 1944.
1 Star	LUZON OPERATION Mindoro landings, 12–18 December 1944. Lingayen Gulf landing, 4–18 January 1945.
1 Star	IWO JIMA OPERATION Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima: 15 February–1 March 1945. Fifth Fleet raids against Honshu and Nansei Shoto: 15 February–1 March 1945.
1 Star	OKINAWA OPERATION Assault and occupation of Okinawa: 25 March–24 April 1945.

Barton earned two bronze service stars on her Korean Service Ribbon as follows:

1 Star	SECOND KOREAN WINTER, 1951–52 5 March–30 April 1952.
1 Star	KOREAN DEFENSE, SUMMER-FALL 1952 1 May–16 June 1952.

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