We obtained the above information from the Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (Rev. 1953) and the Master List of US Navy Unit Awards & Campaign Medals, Cold War Era: Post Korean War to February 1994.
However, we are not officials on this topic, so we strongly encourage you to contact the Navy's Awards and Special Projects Branch at the Pentagon to confirm the information.
Contact information for that office is as follows:
Chief of Naval Operations
Awards and Special Projects Branch (Code N09B33)
2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington DC 20350-2000
You might also check for official confirmation with the Navy Department Awards Web Service https://backup.vworkgroup.com/awards/webbas01.nsf/(vwWebPage)/home.htm?OpenDocument
example: USS Sea Fox received awards
We checked our copies of the awards manuals and found that USS Sea Fox was eligible for these medals for her service in WWII, Korea and Vietnam:
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal:
Iwo Jima Operation; engagement: Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, specific dates of 14 - 16 Mar 45; one engagement star
Okinawa Gunto Operation; engagement: Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, specific dates of 17 Mar 45 - 21 Jun 45; one engagement star
3d Fleet Operations Against Japan, specific dates of 10 - 19 Jul 45; one engagement star
Submarine War Patrols (Pacific), specific dates of 4 Oct 44 - 24 Nov 44 (one star was given for participation in each war patrol; these are the dates of Sea Fox's first war patrol)
Navy Occupation Medal: for service 11 - 30 Oct 49; entitled to wear Clasp A for service in "Asia"
China Service Medal: for service 26 - 29 Nov 49
Navy Occupation and China Service Medals - dual eligibility, 9 Jan - 5 Mar 1948
Korean Service Medal: for service 11 Sep 51 - 18 Feb 52
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal: for service in Vietnam on 25 - 30 May 64 and 2 Jul - 2 Sep 64
Vietnam Service Medal: for service on 31 Jul - 28 Aug 65
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