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Asiatic Pacific Campaign
List of authorized campaigns and engagements

Operation

Date

Code


Pearl Harbor--Midway
7 Dec 41
P1
Wake Island (including Johnston Island 15-22 Dec 41)
8-23 Dec 41
P2
Philippine Islands Operation (including Guam and other
concurrent Asiatic Fleet operations)
8 Dec 41 - 6 May 42
P3
Netherlands East Indies engagements. (Only 1 star for
participation in 1 or more of the following:)
23 Jan - 27 Feb 42
P4
Makassar Strait
23-24 Jan 42
P4-1
Badoeng Strait
19-20 Feb 42
P4-2
Java Sea
27 Feb 42
P4-3
Pacific Raids--1942 (Only 1 start for participation in 1
or more of the following:)
P5
Marshall-Gilbert raids
1 Feb 42
P5-1
Air action off Bougainville
20 Feb 42
P5-2
Wake Island raid
24 Feb 42
P5-3
Marcus Island raid
4 Mar 42
P5-4
Salamaua-Lae raid
10 Mar 42
P5-5
Coral Sea
4-8 May 42
P6
Midway
3-6 Jun 42
P7
Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings (including First Savo)
7-9 Aug 42
P8
Capture and defense of Guadalcanal
10 Aug 42 - 8 Feb 43
P9
Makin raid
17-18 Aug 42
P10
Eastern Solomons (Stewart Island)
23-25 Aug 42
P11
Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid
5 Oct 42
P12
Cape Esperance (Second Savo)
11-12 Oct 42
P13
Santa Cruz Islands
26 Oct 42
P14
Guadalcanal (Third Savo)
12-15 Nov 42
P15
Tassafaronga (Fourth Savo)
30 Nov - 1 Dec 42
P16
Eastern New Guinea operation (Only 1 star for participation
in 1 or more of the following:)
17 Dec 42 - 24 Jul 44
P17
Designated duty in connection with motor torpedo boat operation
17 Dec 42 - 24 Jul 44
P17-1
Lae occupation
4-22 Sep 43
P17-2
Finschaffen occupation
22 Sep 43 - 17 Feb 44
P17-3
Saidor occupation
2 Jan - 1 Mar 44
P17-4
Wewak-Aitape operations
14-24 Jul 44
P17-5
Supporting and consolidating operations designated by
Commander Seventh Fleet
17 Dec 42 - 24 Jul 44
P17-6
Woodlark Island; occupation and consolidation of
30 Jun 43 - 7 Dec 43
P17-7
Rennell Island
29-30 Jan 43
P18
Consolidation of Solomon Islands (Only 1 star for participation
in 1 or both of the following:)
8 Feb 43 - 15 Mar 45
P19
Consolidation of Southern Solomons
8 Feb - 20 Jun 43
P19-1
Consolidation of Northern Solomons
27 Oct 43 - 15 Mar 45
P19-2
Aleutians operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or
more of the following:)
26 Mar - 2 Jun 43
P20
Komandorski Island
26 Mar 43
P20-1
Attu occupation
11 May - 2 Jun 43
P20-2
New Georgia Group operation (Only 1 star for participation
in 1 or more of the following:)
20 Jun - 16 Oct 43
P21
New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation
20 Jun - 31 Aug 43
P21-1
Kula Gulf action
5-6 Jul 43
P21-2
Kolombangara action
12-13 Jul 43
P21-3
Vella Gulf action
6-7 Aug 43
P21-4
Vella Lavella occupation
15 Aug - 16 Oct 43
P21-5
Action off Vella Lavella
6-7 Oct 43
P21-6
Bismarck Archipelago operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
25 Jun 43 - 1 May 44
P22
Designated duty in connection with motor torpedo boat operations
25 Jun 43 - 1 May 44
P22-1
Supporting air actions
15 Dec 43 - 1 May 44
P22-2
Arawe, New Britain
15 Dec 43 - 1 Mar 44
P22-3
Kavieng strike
25 Dec 43
P22-4
Cape Gloucester, New Britain
26 Dec 43 - 1 Mar 44
P22-5
Kavieng strike
1 Jan 44
P22-6
Kavieng strike
4 Jan 44
P22-7
Green Islands landing
15-19 Feb 44
P22-8
Bombardments of Kavieng and Rabaul
18 Feb 44
P22-9
Antishipping sweeps and bombardments of Kavieng
21-25 Feb 44
P22-10
Antishipping sweeps and bombardments of Rabaul and New Ireland
24 Feb - 1 Mar 44
P22-11
Admiralty Island landings
29 Feb - 17 Apr 44
P22-12
Supporting and consolidating operations designated by Commander 7th Fleet
25 Jun 43 - 1 May 44
P22-13
Pacific Raids--1943 (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
P23
Marcus Island raid
31 Aug 43
P23-1
Tarawa Island raid
18 Sep 43
P23-2
Wake Island raid
5-6 Oct 43
P23-3
Treasury-Bougainville operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
27 Oct - 15 Dec 43
P24
Supporting air actions
27 Oct - 15 Dec 43
P24-1
Treasury Island landing
27 Oct - 6 Nov 43
P24-2
Choiseul Island diversion
28 Oct - 4 Nov 43
P24-3
Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina
1 Nov - 15 Dec 43
P24-4
Bombardment of Buka-Bonis
31 Oct - 1 Nov 43
P24-5
Buka-Bonis strike
1-2 Nov 43
P24-6
Bombardment of Shortland area
1 Nov 43
P24-7
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
1-2 Nov 43
P24-8
Rabaul strike
5 Nov 43
P24-9
Action off Empress Augusta Bay
8-9 Nov 43
P24-10
Rabaul strike
11 Nov 43
P24-11
Battle off Cape St. George
24-25 Nov 43
P24-12
Gilbert Islands operation
13 Nov - 8 Dec 43
P25
Marshall Islands operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
26 Nov 43 - 2 Mar 44
P26
Air attacks designated by CinCPac on defended Marshall Islands targets
26 Nov 43 - 2 Mar 44
P26-1
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls
29 Jan - 8 Feb 44
P26-2
Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll
17 Feb - 2 Mar 44
P26-3
Attack on Jaluit Atoll
20 Feb 44
P26-4
Mille Atoll
18 Mar 44
P26-5
Asiatic-Pacific Raids-1944 (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
P27
Truk attack
16-17 Feb 44
P27-1
Marianas attack
21-22 Feb 44
P27-2
Palau, Yap, Ulithi, Woleai raid
30 Mar - 1 Apr 44
P27-3
Sabang raid
19 Apr 44
P27-4
Truk, Satawan, Ponape raid
29 Apr - 1 May 44
P27-5
Soerabaja raid
17 May 44
P27-6
Bombardment of Marcus Island
9 Oct 44
P27-7
Western New Guinea operations (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
21 Apr 44 - 9 Jan 45
P28
Designated duty in connection with motor torpedo boat operations
21 Apr - 15 Nov 44
P28-1
Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation
17 May - 21 Jun 44
P28-3
Biak Island operation
27 May - 21 Jun 44
P28-4
Noemfoor Island operation
2-23 Jul 44
P28-5
Cape Sansapor operation
30 Jul - 31 Aug 44
P28-6
Supporting and consolidating operations designated by Commander 7th Fleet
11 Sep 44 - 9 Jan 45
P28-7
Morotai Landings
11 Sep 44 - 9 Jan 45
P28-8
Marianas operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
10 Jun - 27 Aug 44
P29
Neutralization of Japanese Bases in the Bonins, Marianas, and western Pacific
10 Jun - 27 Aug 44
P29-1
Capture and occupation of Saipan
11 Jun - 10 Aug 44
P29-2
First Bonins raid
15-16 Jun 44
P29-3
Battle of Philippine Sea
19-20 Jun 44
P29-4
2d Bonins raid
24 Jun 44
P29-5
3d Bonins raid
3-4 Jul 44
P29-6
Capture and occupation of Guam
12 Jul - 15 Aug 44
P29-7
Palau, Yap, Ulithi raid
25-27 Aug 44
P29-9
Forth Bonins raid
4-5 Aug 44
P29-10
Western Caroline Islands operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
31 Aug - 8 Sep 44
P30
Raids on Volcano-Bonin Islands and Yap Island
31 Aug - 8 Sep 44
P30-1
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands
6 Sep - 14 Oct 44
P30-2
Assaults on the Philippine Islands
9-24 Sep 44
P30-3
Leyte operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
10 Oct - 16 Dec 44
P31
Leyte landings
10 Oct - 29 Nov 44
P31-1
Battle of Surigao Strait
24-26 Oct 44
P31-2
3d Fleet supporting operations Okinawa Attack
10 Oct 44
P31-3
Northern Luzon and Formosa attacks
11-14 Oct 44
P31-4
Luzon attacks
15, 17-19 Oct 44;
5-6, 13-14, 19-25 Nov 44;
14-16 Dec 44
P31-5
Visayas attacks
21-21 Oct 44;
11 Nov 44
P31-6
Ormoc Bay landings
7-13 Dec 44
P31-7
Battle of Samar
24-26 Oct 44
P31-8
Battle of Cape Engano
24-26 Oct 44
P31-9
Submarine participation
10 Oct - 16 Dec 44
P31-10
Luzon operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
12 Dec 44 - 1 Apr 45
P32
Mindoro landings
12-18 Dec 44
P32-1
Lingayen Gulf landing
4-18 Jan 45
P32-2
3d Fleet supporting operations:
      Luzon attacks
6-7 Jan 45
P32-3
      Formosa attacks
3-4, 9, 15, 21 Jan 45
P32-4
      China Coast attacks
12, 16 Jan 45
P32-5
      Nansei Shoto attack
22 Jan 45
P32-6
Iwo Jima operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
15 Feb - 16 Mar 45
P33
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima
15 Feb - 16 Mar 45
P33-1
5th Fleet raids against Honshu and the Nansei Shoto
15 Feb - 16 Mar 45
P33-2
Bombardments of Iwo Jima
11 Nov 44 - 24 Jan 45
P33-3
Okinawa Gunto operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
17 Mar - 30 Jun 45
P34
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto
24 Mar - 30 Jun 45
P34-1
5th and 3d Fleet raids in support of Okinawa Gunto operation
17 Mar - 11 Jun 45
P34-2
3d Fleet operations against Japan
10 Jul - 15 Aug 45
P35
Kurile Islands operation (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
1 Feb 44 - 11 Aug 45
P36
Masashi-Wan-Kurabu-Zaki
4 Feb 44
P36-1
Matsuwa
13 Jun 44
P36-2
Kurabu Zaki
26 Jun 44
P36-3
Matsuwa
21 Nov 44
P36-4
Suribachi Wan
5 Jan 45
P36-5
Kurabu Zaki
18 Feb 45
P36-6
Matsuwa
16 Mar 45
P36-7
Search in Okhotsk Sea and bombardment of Suribachi
19 Mar 45
P36-8
Matsuwa
11-12 Jun 45
P36-9
Attack on enemy convoy west of Kurile Islands
25 Jun 45
P36-10
Search on Okhotsk Sea and bombardment of Suribachi Wan
17-19, 22 Jul 45
P36-11
Antishipping sweep and bombardment of Matsuwa-Kurabu Zaki and Suribachi
11 Aug 45
P36-12
Borneo operations (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
27 Apr - 20 Jul 45
P37
Tarakan Island operation
27 Apr - 29 May 45
P37-1
Brunei Bay operation
7 Jun - 15 Jul 45
P37-2
Balikpapan operation
15 Jun - 20 Jul 45
P37-3
Tinian capture and occupation
24 Jul - 1 Aug 44
P38
Consolidation of the Southern Philippines
28 Feb - 20 Jul 45
P39
Palawan Islands landings
28 Feb - 10 Mar 45
P39-1
Visayan Island landings (including Lubang, Ticao-Burias, Panay, Cebu, Negros, Masbate and Bohol
1 Mar - 20 Apr 45
P39-2
Mindanao Island landings (including Zamboanga, Malabang-Parang-Cotabato, Davao Gulf, Digos-Santa Cruz-Taloma Bay-Luayon-Cape San Augustin, Macajalar Bay, Sarangani Bay-Balut Island)
8 Mar - 20 Jul 45
P39-3
Zulu Archipelago landings (including Sanga Sanga, Tawi Tawi, Jolo)
2-20 Apr 45
P39-4
Supporting mine sweeping operations (including San Bernardino Straits-Verde Island Passage, Casiguran Sound-Baler Bay, Coron Bay, Balavac Strait)
1 Mar - 15 May 45
P39-5
Hollandia operation (Aitape Humbolt Bay-Tanahmerah Bay)
21 Apr - 1 Jun 44
P40
Manila Bay-Bicol operations (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
29 Jan - 16 Apr 45
P41
Zambales-Subic Bay
29-31 Jan 45
P41-1
Nasugbu
31 Jan - 10 Feb 45
P41-2
Mariveles-Corregidor
14-28 Feb 45
P41-3
Minesweeping of Manila Bay
24 Feb - 15 Apr 45
P41-4
El Fraile (Fort Drum), Manila Bay
13 Apr 45
P41-5
Carabao Island, Manila Bay
16 Apr 45
P41-6
Escort, antisubmarine, armed guard and special operations:
(1 star for participation in each of the following:)
U.S.S. Navajo--Salvage operations
8 Aug 42 - 3 Feb 43
P201
Action off Vanikoro
17-21 Jul 43
P202
Naval Group China (6 months duty required)
19 Feb 43 - 4 May 45
P203
Task Group 30.4
22 May - 15 Jun 44
P205
Task Group 12.2
5 Jul - 9 Aug 44
P206
Minesweeping Operations Pacific (Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)
23 Jun 45 - 2 Mar 46
P207
Tsugaru Straits (Honshu Area)
7 Sep - 18 Oct 45
P207-1
Tokyo Bay (Honshu Area)
28 Aug - 3 Sep 45
P207-2
Nagoya (Honshu Area)
28 Sep - 26 Oct 45
P207-3
Sendai-Choshi (Honshu)
10-15 Sep 45
P207-4
Wakanoura-Kiki (Honshu Area)
11 Sep - 2 Oct 45
P207-5
Kochi-Shikoku (Honshu Area)
8 Sep - 8 Nov 45
P207-6
Bungo-Suido (Honshu Area)
22 Sep - 31 Oct 45
P207-7
Omai-Saki (Honshu Area)
11-31 Dec 45
P207-8
Kobe (Honshu Area)
28 Nov 45 - 9 Mar 46
P207-9
Kure-Hiroshima (Honshu Area)
27 Oct 45 - 26 Feb 46
P207-10
Kagoshima (Kyushu-Korea Area)
1-8 Sep 45
P207-11
Nagasaki (Kyushu-Korea Area)
10-16 Sep 45
P207-12
Sasebo (Kyushu-Korea Area)
9 Sep - 17 Oct 45
P207-13
Arcadia (Kyushu-Korea Area)
1-7 Sep 45
P207-14
Van Dieman Straits (Kyushu-Korea Area)
15 Sep - 1 Dec 45
P207-15
Kadoura (Kyushu-Korea Area)
24 Oct - 29 Nov 45
P207-16
Tsushima Straits (Kyushu-Korea Area)
12 Oct 45 - 14 Apr 46
P207-17
Fukuoka (Kyushu-Korea Area)
13 Oct 45 - 11 Jan 46
P207-18
Tachibana Wan (Kyushu-Korea Area)
14 Dec 45 - 26 Jan 46
P207-19
Fusan (Kyushu-Korea Area)
28 Sep 45 - 29 Jan 46
P207-20
   "Rickshaw" (Kyushu-Korea Area)
19 Oct - 1 Dec 45
P207-21
   "Klondike" (East China Sea-Ryukyus Area)
27 Oct - 7 Nov 45
P207-22
   "Skagway" (East China Sea-Ryukyus Area)
14 Aug - 9 Nov 45
P207-23
   "Reno" (East China Sea-Ryukyus Area)
2-28 Nov 45
P207-24
Yulinkan Bay Area
15 Feb - 2 Mar 46
P207-26
East Hainan Area
1-2 Mar 46
P207-27
Yangtze River Approaches
22 Feb - 2 Mar 46
P207-28
Submarine War Patrols (Pacific)
(1 star for participation in each war patrol.)
7 Dec 41 - 2 Sep 45
P208

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