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Medals you may have earned while aboard the USS Galveston |
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Code* |
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Navy Expeditionary Service Medal |
EM |
0l-MAR-1961 |
17-MAR-1961 |
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EM |
20-MAR-1961 |
31-MAR-1961 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal |
AE |
25-JUN-1965 |
03 JUL-1965 |
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Vietnam Service Medal |
VS |
04-JUL-1965 |
17-JUL-1965 |
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VS |
28-JUL-1965 |
27-AUG-1965 |
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VS |
04 -SEP-1965 |
11-OCT-1965 |
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VS |
30-OCT-1965 |
22-NOV-1965 |
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VS |
12-NOV-1968 |
30-NOV-1968 |
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VS |
14-DEC.1968 |
09-JAN-1969 |
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Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation - Gallantry |
RG |
14-NOV-1968 |
20-NOV-1968 |
These ribbons are eligible to be worn by crew members aboard the Galveston anytime during the specified dates. If all were earned they would be worn in the following "rack" order.
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* The code is used by Dept. of Defense in identifying Medals --- Note: in addition to the above, all crew members would be entitled to the National Defense medal, as well as any awards earned at other duty stations. Other considerations like stars worn on ribbons for multiple qualifications are too numerous to be discussed here.
How to request
the issuance or replacement of military service medals, decorations, and awards
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If you have a copy of your DD214, you should attach a copy of it to a cover letter that includes your service ID number, current home address, reason for request (issuance of medals earned, but never received). Date, sign and mail it to
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Retired Records Section
Room 5409
Attn: PERS-313E
9700 Page Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63132-5100 |
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If you (or your next of kin) do not have your DD214, you should try the eVetRecs:
"Request Copies of Military Personnel Records", a National Archive website by at the following link:
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/
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While it took over three years to process my request, I did eventually receive the medals I had been awarded in the 1960s following the procedure stated above. Bob Rank
Bob@USSGalveston.org
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