THE OFFICIAL NAVY AWARDS SITE IS
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USS Boxer CV21/CVA21/CVS21 Unit Awards (1945-1959)

Navy Occupation Service  Medal                  29 SEP 1945          4 OCT 1945         

Navy Occupation Service  Medal                   8 DEC 1945           3 JAN 1946

Navy Occupation Service  Medal                   9 MAY 1946        10 MAY 1946

Navy Occupation Service  Medal                 29 JAN 1950           5 FEB 1950

Navy Occupation Service  Medal                  1 APR 1950            8 APR 1950

China Service Medal                                      7 OCT 1945           6 NOV 1945         

China Service Medal                                      23 NOV 1945        6 DEC 1945

China Service Medal                                      1 MAY 1946          6 MAY 1946

China Service Medal                                      12 May 1946         4 JUN 1946

China Service Medal                                      11 FEB 1950         16 FEB 1950

China Service Medal                                      10 APR 1951         15 APR 1951

Korean Presidential Unit Citation                  15 SEP 1950        26 OCT 1950        

Korean Presidential Unit Citation                  26 MAR 1951       8 OCT 1951

Korean Presidential Unit Citation                  10 MAR 1952        9 SEP 1952

Korean Presidential Unit Citation                   30 APR 1953       27 JUL 1953

Korean Service Medal                                   14 SEP 1950          26 OCT 1950       

Korean Service Medal                                   26 MAR 1951           9 APR 1951

Korean Service Medal                                   16 APR 1951           8 OCT 1951

Korean Service Medal                                   10 MAR 1952          9 SEP 1952

Korean Service Medal                                   30 APR 1953           9 AUG 1953

Korean Service Medal                                   22 AUG 1953         11 NOV 1953

Korean Service Medal                                   3 JUN 1954            18 JUN 1954

Korean Service Medal                                   24 JUL 1954           27 JUL 1954

National Defense Service Medal                  26 JUN 1950           28 JUL 1954         

    * A TOTAL OF EIGHT BATTLE STARS ARE AUTHORIZED BASED ON THE DATES ABOVE. 

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USS Boxer LPH4 Unit Awards  (1958-1969) 

National Defense Service Medal                       31 DEC 1960            15 AUG 1969      

Navy Expeditionary Medal - Cuba (Note 1)                                                                   

Armed Forces Expeditionary - Cuba (Note 1)  24 Oct 1962             6 Dec 1962          

Navy Unit Commendation  (Note 2)                 26 APR 1965              30 APR 1965    

Armed Forces Expeditionary (Note 3)             28 APR 1965              07 JUN 1965    

Vietnam Service Medal                                     09 SEP 1965              17 SEP 1965     

Vietnam Service Medal                                    20 MAY 1966             23 MAY 1966

Vietnam Service Medal                                    10 JUN 1966              12 JUN 1966

USS Boxer LHD4 Unit Awards  (1995-Present)

National Defense                                           1 AUG 1990               1 DEC 1995           

National Defense                                          11 SEP 2001        To Be Determined

Navy "E" Ribbon                                            01 JAN 1995             31 DEC 1995         

Navy "E" Ribbon                                           01 JAN 1998              31 DEC 1998

Navy "E" Ribbon                                           01 JAN 1999              31 DEC 1999

Navy "E" Ribbon                                          01 JAN 2001               31 DEC 2001

Navy "E" Ribbon                                          01 JAN 2003               31 DEC 2003

Armed Forces Expeditionary                        08 MAY 1997             30 JUN 1997         

Armed Forces Expeditionary                       20 JAN 1999              20 APR 1999          

Armed Forces Expeditionary                       01 JUL 2001              25 JUL 2001           

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Note 3)  01 JAN 1999              10 SEP 2001         

Navy Unit Commendation                           01 JAN 2003              01 MAY 2003          

Note 1 - Cuba 

Note 2 - Dominican Republic

Note 3 - Boxer ARG/MEU