USS Hassayampa (AO-145) USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)
USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
United States Navy
15 April 1955 - 17 November 1978		 Home Port Pearl Harbor, Hawaii USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)
 Military Sealift Command
17 November 1978 - 2 October 1991
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  USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
  USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)
Ribbons and Awards

(Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right)

Medal and Ribbon criteria and explanations

Top Row - Combat Action Award - Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Second Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (4) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon
Third Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal (4 Iran) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (17)
Fourth Row - Vietnam Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (Boat People)
Fifth Row - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

 

HASSAYAMPA Periods of Service Awards
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(AE) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
(CR) Combat Action Ribbon
(EM) Navy Expeditionary Service Medal
(HS) Humanitarian Service Medal
(JU) Joint Meritorious Unit Award
(MU) Meritorious Unit Commendation
(NE) Navy "E" Ribbon
(NU) Navy Unit Commendation
(SA) Southwest Asia Service Medal
(VS) Vietnam Service Medal		 (CR) Combat Action Award - One Period
(JU) Joint Meritorious Unit Award - One Period
(NU) Navy Unit Commendation - Two Periods
(MU) Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Three Periods, One Campaign
(NE) Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - One Period
(EM) Navy Expeditionary Medal - Three Periods, One Campaign
National Defense Service Medal
(AE) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Fourteen Periods, Six Campaigns
    E. LAOS (19 APR 61 - 7 OCT 62)
    G. QUEMCY-MATSU (23 JUL 58 - 1 JUN 63)
    H. TAIWAN STRAITS (23 AUG 50 - 1 JUN 63)
     I. VIETNAM (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
    J. KOREA (1 OCT 66 - 3 JUN 74)
    R. PERSIAN GULF (24 JUL 87 - 1 AUG 90)
(VS) Vietnam Service Medal - Sixty Four Periods
(SA) Southwest Asia Service Medal - One Period
(HS) Humanitarian Service Medal - One Period
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal

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AE Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Fourteen Periods - Six Campaigns
01-JUL-1958 02-JUL-1958 G. QUEMCY-MATSU (23 JUL 58 - 1 JUN 63)
22-NOV-1958 30-DEC-1958 H. TAIWAN STRAITS (23 AUG 50 - 1 JUN 63)
10-JUL-1959 11-JUL-1959 G. QUEMCY-MATSU (23 JUL 58 - 1 JUN 63)
23-JAN-1961 G. QUEMCY-MATSU (23 JUL 58 - 1 JUN 63)
22-APR-1962 29-APR-1962 E. LAOS (19 APR 61 - 7 OCT 62)
17-MAY-1962 18-MAY-1962 E. LAOS (19 APR 61 - 7 OCT 62)
02-AUG-1964 11-AUG-1964 I. VIETNAM (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
17-AUG-1964 29-AUG-1964 I. VIETNAM (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
05-MAY-1965 23-MAY-1965 I. VIETNAM (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
26-MAY-1965 05-JUN-1965 I. VIETNAM (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
17-JUN-1965 30-JUN-1965 I. VIETNAM (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
20-APR-1969 30-APR-1969 J. KOREA (1 OCT 66 - 3 JUN 74)
20-MAY-1969 21-MAY-1969 J. KOREA (1 OCT 66 - 3 JUN 74)
02-DEC-1989 14-DEC-1989 R - PERSIAN GULF (24 JUL 87 - 1 AUG 90)

CR Combat Action Ribbon
One Period
17-JAN-1991 28-FEB-1991

EM Navy Expeditionary Service Medal
Three Periods - One Campaign
06-APR-1980 12-JUL-1980 D - IRAN/INDIAN OCEAN (21 NOV 79 - 20 OCT 81)
01-OCT-1980 31-DEC-1980 D - IRAN/INDIAN OCEAN (21 NOV 79 - 20 OCT 81)
12-MAY-1981 03-AUG-1981 D - IRAN/INDIAN OCEAN (21 NOV 79 - 20 OCT 81)

HS Humanitarian Service Medal
One Period
23-MAY-1984  Boat People

JU Joint Meritorious Unit Award
One Period
10-JUN-1991 28-JUN-1991

MU Meritorious Unit Commendation
Four Periods
27-JUL-1982 01-MAY-1983
05-SEP-1983 14-SEP-1983
10-NOV-1984 07-MAY-1985
20-JUL-1969 22-JUL-1969

NE Navy "E" Ribbon
One Period
01-JUL-1977 31-DEC-1978

NU Navy Unit Commendation
Two Periods
06-SEP-1990 01-NOV-1990
17-JAN-1991 07-FEB-1991

SA Southwest Asia Service Medal
One Period
08-SEP-1990 14-MAR-1991


 VS Vietnam Service Medal
Sixty Four Periods
10-JUL-1965 20-JUL-1965
26-JUL-1965 29-JUL-1965
16-AUG-1965 25-AUG-1965
02-SEP-1965 11-SEP-1965
20-SEP-1965 03-OCT-1965
18-OCT-1965 01-NOV-1965
12-NOV-1965 24-NOV-1965
28-JUN-1966 05-JUL-1966
14-JUL-1966 23-JUL-1966
31-JUL-1966 06-AUG-1966
17-AUG-1966 22-AUG-1966
04-SEP-1966 10-SEP-1966
23-SEP-1966 02-OCT-1966
18-OCT-1966 22-OCT-1966
30-OCT-1966 13-NOV-1966
19-OCT-1967 26-OCT-1967
01-NOV-1967 07-NOV-1967
13-JAN-1968 20-JAN-1968
28-JAN-1968 06-FEB-1968
15-FEB-1968 25-FEB-1968
07-MAR-1968 17-MAR-1968
23-MAR-1968 06-APR-1968
20-NOV-1968 05-DEC-1968
10-DEC-1968 18-DEC-1968
29-DEC-1968 02-JAN-1969
08-JAN-1969 14-JAN-1969
25-JAN-1969 03-FEB-1969
14-FEB-1969 23-FEB-1969
26-FEB-1969 28-FEB-1969
12-MAR-1969 18-MAR-1969
25-MAR-1969 03-APR-1969
08-APR-1969 17-APR-1969
11-JAN-1970 26-JAN-1970
03-FEB-1970 15-FEB-1970
22-FEB-1970 09-MAR-1970
24-MAR-1970 07-APR-1970
12-APR-1970 15-APR-1970
28-APR-1970 03-MAY-1970
07-MAY-1970 16-MAY-1970
24-MAY-1970 27-MAY-1970
09-MAR-1971 15-MAR-1971
22-MAR-1971 24-MAR-1971
30-MAR-1971 03-APR-1971
16-APR-1971 30-APR-1971
09-MAY-1971 13-MAY-1971
28-MAY-1971 05-JUN-1971
11-JUN-1971 27-JUN-1971
10-JUL-1971 15-JUL-1971
13-MAR-1972 19-MAR-1972
30-MAR-1972 14-JUN-1972
20-JUN-1972
22-JUN-1972 01-JUL-1972
08-JUL-1972 15-JUL-1972
26-JUL-1972 09-AUG-1972
19-AUG-1972 22-AUG-1972
30-AUG-1972 05-SEP-1972
20-SEP-1972 26-SEP-1972
05-OCT-1972 11-OCT-1972
18-OCT-1972
27-OCT-1972 31-OCT-1972
17-NOV-1972 23-NOV-1972
07-DEC-1972 18-DEC-1972
29-DEC-1972 04-JAN-1973
10-JAN-1973 25-JAN-1973