WAR CRUISE OF
THE U.S.S. BOYD DD 544
COMISSIONED AT BETHLEHEM STEEL YARDS
SAN PEDRO CALIF, MAY 8, 1943
SAN
PEDRO 5/26/43
ENIWETOK 8/9/44
SAN
PEDRO 6/24/43
PALAU 9/7/44
SAN
FRANCISCO 7/13/43
MINDANAO,
LEYTE, CEBU 9/9/44
PEARL
HARBOR 7/20/43
LUZON 9/21/44
SUVA, FIJI
IS. 7/28/43
MANUS
IS. 9/28/44
NOUMEA 7/31/43
OKINAWA 10/10/44
PEARL
HARBOR 8/9/43
FORMOSA 10/12/44
BAKEN
ISLAND 8/31/43
PHILLIPINES,LEYTE. 10/26/44
PEARL
HARBOR 9/21/43
ULITHI 10/29/44
WAKE
ISLAND 10/4/43
LUZON,
AREA 11/5/44
PEARL
HARBOR 10/11/43
GUAM 11/10/44
TARAWA 11/18/43
LUZON 11/14/44
NAURU 12/8/43
ULITHI 11/27/44
ESPIRITO
SANTO 12/12/43
GUAM 12/29/44
SOMOA 12/22/43
ENIWETOK 1/3/45
PEARL
HARBOR 12/28/43
SAIPAN 1/7/45
SAN
FRANCISCO 1/2/44
ROTA 1/15/45
PEARL
HARBOR 3/23/44
GUAM 1/18/45
MAJURO 4/7/44
SAIPAN 1/21/45
HOLLANDIA 4/21/44
IWO
JIMA 1/24/45
TRUK,
SATAWAN, 4/30/44
ULITHI 1/26/45
KWAJELEIN 5/4/44
GUAM 2/8/45
MAJURO 5/7/44
IWO
JIMA 2/19/45
PEARL
HARBOR 5/13/44
SAIPAN 3/4/45
MAJURO 5/30/44
LEYTE 3/8/45
MARIANAS 6/12/44
KERAMA
RHETTO 3/26/45
BONINS 6/15/44
BUCKNER BAY
AREA TO
7/2/45
PHILLIPINE
SEA 6/19/44
NAHA 7/2/45
BONINS 6/24/44
CHINA
SEA 8/2/45
ENIWETOK 6/27/44
SUBIC
BAY 8/20/45
CHICHI
JIMA 7/3/44
BUCKNER
BAY 8/26/45
IWO
JIMA 7/4/44
ENIWETOK 9/13/45
GUAM 7/7/44
PEARL
HARBOR 9/18/45
SAIPAN 7/19/44
SAN
FRANCISCO 9/25/45
GUAM 7/19/44
SAN
DIEGO 10/29/45
PALAU
YAP 7/25/44
SAIPAN 8/1/44
BONINS 8/3/44
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Authorized to wear the American Area Campaign
ribbon as defined by G.O. 194.
Authorized to wear the Asiatic-Pacific area
campaign ribbon with stars for each of the following operations as
defined by G.O. 207:
Wake Is. operation - 5-6 October 1943.
Gilbert Is. operation 20 Nov. 1943.
New Guinea operation 4/21-4/25/44
Truk, Satawan, Ponape raid - 4/29-5/1/44;
and entitled to wear one star for the following
operations:
Neutralization of Japanese Bases in the Bonins,
Marianas and Western Pacific 10 June-27 August 1944.
Capture and occupation of Saipan 11 June 10
August 1944.
first Bonins raid 15-16 June 1944.
battle of Phillippines Sea 19-20 June 1944.
second Bonins raid 24 June 1944.
Third Bonins raid 3-4 July 1944.
Capture and occupation of Guam 12 July 15 August
1944.
Fourth Bonins raid 4-5 August 1944.
Entitled to wear the Phillippine liberation
ribbon with one star as authorized by alnav 64-45.
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Entitled to wear stars on the Asiatic-Pacific
ribbon for the following operations as authorized by ComInch serial
45-712:
WESTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS OPERATIONS:
(one star for the following)- capture and
occupation of the Southern Palau Islands 6 Sep-14 October
1944.
assaults on the Philippine Islands 9-24 September
1944.
LEYTE OPERATION:
(one star for the following)- third fleet
supporting operations Okinawa attack 10 Oct. 1944.
Northern Luzon & Formosa attack 11-14
Oct,1944. Luzon attacks.
IWO JIMA OPERATIONS:
(one star for the following)- assault &
occupation of Iwo Jima 15 Feb. 16 March 1945.
OKINAWA OPERATIONS:
(one star) date yet to be announced.
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON
Public Law 106-65 - In recognition of participation in ground or surface combat. Be advised that there is no medal associated with this ribbon, which is the sole device for recognition.
WWII Veterans - If you have questions about any medals, awards, or devices, you should contact the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Retired Records Branch, 9700 Page Ave., 5th Floor, St. Louis, MO 63132
Do NOT submit original documents unless specifically requested. Most government offices do not return the documents they receive.