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Awards and Medals...
| USS Thomaston awards and medals | |||
| Code | Description | ||
| AFEM | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | ||
| Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | |||
| Army Meritorious Unit Commendation | |||
| Army Presidential Unit Citation | |||
| Army Valorous Unit Citation | |||
| ASM | Anartica Service Medal | ||
| CAR | Combat Action Ribbon | ||
| Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation | |||
| Coast Guard Unit Commendation | |||
| HSM | Humanitarian Service Medal | ||
| JMUA | Joint Meritorious Unit Award | ||
| MUC | Meritorious Unit Commendation | ||
| NAVE | Navy "E" Ribbon | ||
| NEM | Navy Expeditionary Medal | ||
| NUC | Navy Unit Commendation | ||
| PUC | Presentential Unit Citation | ||
| Republic of Philippine Presendential Unit Citation | |||
| RVNCA | Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Civil Actions Medal, First Class Color w/Palm) | ||
| RVNGC | RVNGC - Republic of Vietnam Meritorieous Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross medal Color with Palm) | ||
| SLOC | Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation | ||
| VNSM | Vietnam Service Medal | ||
| Time Period for awards and medals | ||||
| Code | Description | Location/Name | From | To |
| AFEM | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | Vietnam | July 1, 1958 | July 3, 1965 |
| Lebanon | July 1, 1958 | November 1, 1958 | ||
| Quemoy-Matsu | July 23, 1958 | June 1, 1963 | ||
| Taiwan Straits | August 23, 1958 | June 1, 1963 | ||
| Congo | June 14, 1960 | September 1, 1962 | ||
| Laos | April 19, 1961 | October 7, 1962 | ||
| Berlin | August 14, 1961 | June 1, 1963 | ||
| Cuba | October 24, 1962 | December 31, 1962 | ||
| Vietnam* | April 24, 1963 | May 3, 1963 | ||
| Vietnam* | August 28, 1963 | September 12, 1963 | ||
| Congo | November 23, 1964 | November 27, 1964 | ||
| Vietnam* | December 27, 1964 | January 31, 1965 | ||
| Vietnam* | February 9, 1965 | February 28, 1965 | ||
| Vietnam* | March 9, 1965 | March 14, 1965 | ||
| Dominican Republic | April 18, 1965 | September 21, 1966 | ||
| Vietnam* | April 16, 1965 | April 23, 1965 | ||
| Vietnam* | May 1, 1965 | May 10, 1965 | ||
| Vietnam* | May 10, 1965 | May 21, 1965 | ||
| Vietnam* | May 25, 1965 | May 26, 1965 | ||
| Korea | October 1, 1966 | June 3, 1974 | ||
| Cambodia | March 29, 1973 | August 15, 1973 | ||
| Thailand | March 29, 1973 | August 15, 1973 | ||
| Eagle Pull | April 11, 1975 | April 13, 1975 | ||
| Frequent Wind | April 29, 1975 | April 30, 1975 | ||
| Mayaquez Operation | May 15, 1975 | |||
| Grenada | October 23, 1983 | November 21, 1983 | ||
| Lebanon | June 1, 1983 | August 1, 1984 | ||
| * one award for multiple dates | ||||
| HSM | Humanitarian Service Medal | Eagle Pull | April 12, 1975 | |
| Frequent Wind | April 29, 1975 | April 30, 1975 | ||
| Entewetak | August 19, 1979 | August 17, 1979 | ||
| Boat People | August 21, 1981 | |||
| MUC | Meritorious Unit Commendation | - | July 29, 1966 | March 6, 1967 |
| Eagle Pull | April 12, 1975 | |||
| NEM | Navy Expeditionary Medal | Iran/Indian Ocean | April 28, 1981 | June 11, 1981 |
| Cuba | January 3, 1961 | October 23, 1962 | ||
| Thailand | May 16, 1962 | August 10, 1962 | ||
| Iran/Indian Ocean | December 6, 1978 | June 6, 1979 | ||
| Iran/Indian Ocean | November 21, 1979 | October 20, 1981 | ||
| Lebanon | August 20, 1982 | May 31, 1983 | ||
| Libya | January 20, 1986 | June 27, 1986 | ||
| NUC | Navy Unit Commendation | Frequent Wind | April 29, 1975 | April 30, 1975 |
| RVNGC | Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation | Vietnam | February 1, 1966 | February 2, 1966 |
| Vietnam | August 16, 1966 | August 30, 1966 | ||
| Vietnam | September 15, 1966 | September 25, 1966 | ||
| Vietnam | January 6, 1967 | January 15, 1967 | ||
| Vietnam | February 16, 1967 | March 4, 1967 | ||
| Vietnam | March 13, 1968 | March 15, 1968 | ||
| Vietnam | March 25, 1968 | April 15, 1968 | ||
| Vietnam | April 29, 1968 | June 16, 1968 | ||
| Vietnam | July 7, 1968 | August 19, 1968 | ||
| VNSM | Vietnam Service Medal | Vietnam | August 23, 1965 | August 26, 1965 |
| Vietnam | September 14, 1965 | September 17, 1965 | ||
| Vietnam | February 4, 1966 | February 7, 1966 | ||
| Vietnam | March 13, 1966 | March 16, 1966 | ||
| Vietnam | August 13, 1966 | August 31, 1966 | ||
| Vietnam | September 13, 1966 | September 20, 1966 | ||
| Vietnam | October 6, 1966 | November 11, 1966 | ||
| Vietnam | January 1, 1967 | January 13, 1967 | ||
| Vietnam | February 13, 1967 | March 4, 1967 | ||
| Vietnam | March 12, 1968 | April 16, 1968 | ||
| Vietnam | April 27, 1968 | June 17, 1968 | ||
| Vietnam | July 6, 1968 | August 21, 1968 | ||
| Vietnam | August 25, 1969 | August 28, 1969 | ||
| NOTES | |
| AFEM was approved for the period of April 12-17, 1986. | |
| An individual may only beauthoriezed one Expeditionary Medal for services in Libya from January 20 through June 27, 1986. Personnel who were in Libyan are during the period of April 12-17, 1986 may elect which Expeditionalry Medal they will receive and wear. | |
| Personnel who served in the area before April 12, 1986 or after April 17, 1986 must be authorized for the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. | |
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