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Battle Stars Awarded
to the USS Pringle (DD-477) 
  


   

The USS Pringle earned 10 Battle Stars on the
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Metal   (off site link)
for participating in the following Operations:
  

CONSOLIDATION OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS:
Consolidation of the Southern Solomons (8 February to 20 June 1943); and
Consolidation of the Northern Solomons (27 October to 15 March 1945)

NEW GEORGIA GROUP OPERATION:
New Georgia - Rendova - Vangunu Occupation (20 June to 31 August 1943); and
Vella Lavella Occupation (15 August to 16 October 1943)

TREASURY-BOUGAINVILLE OPERATION:
Treasury Island Landings (27 October to 6 November 1943); and
Occupation and Defense of Cape Torokina (1 November to 15 December 1943)  

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO OPERATION:
Green Island Landing (15-19 February 1944); and Anit-shipping Sweeps and Bombardment of Rabaul and New Ireland (24 February to 1 March 1944)

MARIANAS OPERATION:
Capture and Occupation of Saipan (27 October to 6 November 1944); and
Capture and Occupation of Guam (12 July to 15 August 1944)                                
TINIAN CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION: (24 July to 1 August 1944)
ANTI-SUBMARINE ASSESSMENT: (27 November 1944)
LUZON OPERATION: Mindoro Landings (12-18 December 1944)
IWO JIMA OPERATION: Assault and Occupation of Iwo Jima (15 Feb to 16 March 1945)
OKINAWA GUNTO OPERATION:
Assault and Occupation of Okinawa (24 March to 30 June 1945)

    
We're confident the above information about the
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the 10 Battle Stars is accurate 

A quick look at the history file shows that PRINGLE should have also earned the:
American Campaign Medal ,
World War II Victory Medal and the
Philippine Liberation Medal
We're working to confirm this