| 1 Star |
Bismark Archipelago
Operation |
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Cape Gloucester, New Britain
Admiralty Islands Landings |
12/26/43 - 3/1/44
2/29/44 - 4/17/44
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| 1 Star |
Eastern New Guinea
Operation |
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Saidor Occupation |
1 / 2/44 -
4/17/44 |
| 1 Star |
Western New Guinea
Operation |
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Aitapo-Humboldt Bay-Tanahmerah
Bay |
4/21/44 - 6/30/44 |
| 1 Star |
Western New Guinea
Operations |
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Toem-Wake-Sarmi Area
Operation |
5/17/44 - 6/30/44 |
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Biak Island Operation |
5/27/44 - 6/21/44 |
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Noemfoor Island Operation |
7/2/44 - 7/23/44 |
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Cape Sansapor Operation |
7/30/44 - 8/30/44 |
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Morotai Landings |
9/11/44 - 11/9/45 |
| 1 Star |
Leyte Landings |
10/10/44 - 11/29/44 |
| 1 Star |
Iwo Jima Operation |
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Assault and Occupation |
2/15/44 - 3/16/45 |
| 1 Star |
Okinawa Gunto Operation |
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Assault and Occupation |
3/24/45 - 6/30/45 |
| 1 Star |
Third Fleet Operations against
Japan |
7/10/45 - 8/15/45 |
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The Daly also earned the Navy Occupation Medal for activities In
occupied Japanese waters.
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Credit for assisting and sinking the following Surface Units:
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1 Maru Vessel
1 Battleship
1 Heavy Cruiser
1 Destroyer
Several small barges and small craft
Enemy Destroyer damaged in night action
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While Fight
Director Ship to Combat Air Patrols; the destruction of 30
aircraft
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Rescue of 167
survivors of the USS Brownson DD518, while under attack by 120
enemy aircraft.
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Rescue of Major
I.D. Richardson Ensign, USNR, operating as a Filipino guerilla
leader.
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Rescue of 11
survivors of the USS Bismark.
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Rescue of downed
pilot.
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Participated in 23
shore bombardments.
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4 Anti-shipping
sweeps along the Chins coast near the Yangtze River.
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