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The eighteen (18) gold stars pay tribute to the battle stars awarded to light cruiser San Diego (CL-53) for her service during World War II Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. ġ7 Battle Stars, though the Naval Historical center lists 16 battle stars. Korean War service, Vietnam War service).ġ8 Battle Stars though the Naval Historical center only lists 15 battle stars.

Honors awarded to vessels for campaigns other than World War II service (e.g.

Honors awarded to all units for serving active duty during World War II including active duty before US entry in the war (e.g., American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal).

Honors awarded by countries other than the United States (e.g., Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, British Admiralty Pennant).Honors awarded that are not listed may include: It contains only vessels that earned fifteen or more Battle Stars for World War II service.

It is placed in descending order of earned Battle Stars descending accorded unit recognitions descending ship size by type and ascending hull number. This list catalogs the most honored US Naval vessels of the Second World War.