Combat Action Ribbon
This Ribbon is presented to individuals and ships that are fired on or attacked sufficiently to require that person or ship to return fire in their defense. DeHaven was fired on during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War as well as during World War II. The medal was authorized during Vietnam, and later picked up Korea. In the 90s it went retroactive to Dec 7, 41. DeHaven earned three awards. Gold Stars indicate the second and third award.

Vietnam: Eligibility dates: 25 Aug 67; 6 to 7 Sep 67; 13 Sep 67

Navy Unit Commendation
This ribbon is awarded by the Secretary of the Navy to a Ship or unit that distinguished itself in action against the enemy with outstanding heroism, but not sufficient to justify the “Presidential Unit Citation”. To justify the award, the ship or unit must have performed service of a character comparable to that which would merit the award of the Silver Star. DeHaven was awarded Navy Unit Commendations for action during both Korea, and Vietnam.

Vietnam: Eligibility dates: 15 Jun 66 to 20 Aug 68

China Service Medal
This service medal was presented to any vessel that operated in support of operations in China between 2 Sep 45 and 1 Apr 57. The reason the medal is so high on the ribbon bar is due to an error in the ribbon building program. The medal should follow the Navy Occupation Medal. This is the second period for which the medal was awarded, and the program doesn’t know the difference.

Dual eligibility dates: China Service and Navy Occupation: 2 Mar 46 to 3 Feb 47; only one or the other medal would be authorized, but not both.

American Campaign Medal 
This campaign medal was created on 7 Dec 1941 by executive order 9265 issued by President Roosevelt. Originally issued as the American Theater Ribbon, the decoration was intended to recognize service members who performed duty in the American Theater of Operation during WW-II. To earn the Medal a service member had to perform one year of consecutive duty within CONUS, or 30 days of consecutive/ 60 days non-consecutive duty outside the border of the U.S. but within the American Theater of Operation which included most of the Atlantic, part of Alaska, and a small portion of the Pacific bordering California and Baja California. Eligibility dates are 7 Dec 41 to 2 Mar 46. Service Stars were authorized for actual engagement in combat with Axis forces within the American Theater of Operation.

Eligibility dates: to be determined

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
This campaign medal was awarded to any member of the United States Military who served in the Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945. There were 48 Navy/Marine campaigns. Of those 48 campaigns there were hundreds of various possibilities of earning an "Engagement Star". DeHaven is listed as being in 21 "Engagements", but those engagements are sorted into groups for which DeHaven earned five "Engagement Stars". Each “P” number represents a separate engagement star within the Pacific Theater. The dates are dates within each engagement star.

World War II Victory Medal
This medal is a decoration which was created by an act of Congress in July 1945 to commemorate military service during World War II and is awarded to any member of the United States military, including members of the armed forces of the Government of the Philippine Islands, who served on active duty or as a reservist, between 7 Dec 41 and 31 Dec 46.

Navy Occupation Medal
This service medal was awarded to Navy, Marine and Coast Guard personnel who participated as part of the European and Asian occupation forces following the close of World War II. The medal was presented as a medal with two service clasps, one for Europe and one for Asia. This medal expired for Japan on 27 Apr 52. There is also an Army version of this Medal.

Dual eligibility dates; China Service and Navy Occupation: 2 Mar 46 to 3 Feb 47; only one or the other medal would be authorized, but not both.

National Defense Service Medal
This service medal was created in 1953, and is awarded to any member of the United States Military who served honorably during a designated time period for which a ‘national emergency” has been declared. DeHaven earned two.

Vietnam eligibility dates: 1 Jan 61 to 14 Aug 74

Korea Service Medal
This service medal was created in November 1950, and is the primary United States decoration for participation in the Korean War, and is presented to any United States service member who performed duty in the Republic of Korea between 27 Jun 1950 and 27 Jul 1954. There were 13 official campaigns of which DeHaven received six campaign stars from the thirteen separate engagements in which she participated. Each “K” number represents an engagement star. The dates are dates within each engagement star.

Eligibility dates for engagement stars:

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
This medal was created in 1961 by Executive Order of President Kennedy, and is awarded for participation in any Military Campaign of the United States for which no other service medal is authorized. DeHaven earned four Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals for campaigns that are coded as G, H, I, and J in the official Navy record. One award is for Taiwan Straits Patrols during a more hostile time. One is for Quemoy Matsu, and another is for the pre-Vietnam expedition. For the period Dec 69 and Jan 70 DeHaven operated off Korea to earn a forth award.

Vietnam Service Medal
This service medal was created in 1965 by President Johnson and was presented to recognize of the United States Armed Forces that served in the Vietnam War. DeHaven served during ten different campaigns, which encompassed at least twenty-seven time frames. She wears two silver campaign stars for those ten campaigns. DeHaven has credit for 324 days in the combat zone during 41 different months.

Engagement Stars. A 3/16 inch bronze star is authorized for wear on the suspension ribbon and ribbon bar of the VSM for each of the following campaigns: