11 Battle Stars



      1 Star/TREASURY-BOUGAINVILLE OPERATION:
	Bombardment of Buka-Bonis (Including	       
	the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay):    31 Oct - 2 Nov 1943
	
	Battle off Cape St. George:	            24-25 Nov 1943
	
	Occupation and defense of Cape 
        Torokina:    				    10-13 Nov 1943
 						       16 Nov 1943
	   				              3-4 Dec 1943  


1 Star/CONSOLIDATION OF SOLOMON ISLANDS:            
	Consolidation of northern Solomons:	    13-16 Dec 1943
						       20 Dec 1943 	
					            23-24 Dec 1943
						       26 Dec 1943
						        4 Feb 1944


1 Star/BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO OPERATION:
	Bombardments of Kavieng and Rabaul:            18 Feb 1944

 	Anti-shipping sweeps and bombardments 
	of Kavieng:				    21-25 Feb 1944


1 Star/ASIATIC-PACIFIC RAIDS:
	Palau, Yap, Ulithi, Woleai raid:       30 Mar - 1 Apr 1944    	

	Truk, Satawan, Ponape raid:	       29 Apr - 1 May 1944


1 Star/HOLLANDIA OPERATION:
	Aitape-Humboldt Bay-Tanahmerah Bay:	    21-24 Apr 1944			


1 Star/MARIANAS OPERATION:
	Capture and occupation of Saipan:	    11-24 Jun 1944

	First Bonins raid:			    15-16 Jun 1944

	Battle of the Philippine Sea:		    19-20 Jun 1944

	Second Bonins raid:			       24 Jun 1944	

	Capture and occupation of Guam:	      12 Jul - 15 Aug 1944


1 Star/TINIAN CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION:	      20 Jul - 15 Aug 1944


1 Star/LEYTE OPERATION:
	Leyte landings:				    14-23 Nov 1944


1 Star/LUZON OPERATION:
	Lingayen Gulf landing:			     4-15 Jan 1945


1 Star/CONSOLIDATION OF THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES:
	Visayan Island landings (Including 
	Lubang, Ticao-Burias, Panay, Cebu, 
	Negros, Masbate and Bohol):	       18 Mar - 1 Apr 1945	

	Mindanao Island landings (Including
	Zamboanga, Malaboang-Parang-Cotabato,
	Davao Gulf-Digos-Santa Cruz-Taloma Bay-
	Luayon-Cape San Augustin, Macajalar Bay,
	Sarangani Bay-Balut Island):  		    17-23 Apr 1945


1 Star/OKINAWA GUNTO OPERATION:
	Assault and occuptation of Okinawa 
	Gunto:				      16 May - 30 Jun 1945


      Sources:

      Warships in Profile, Volume One, Page 216
      Doubleday & Co. Inc.,

      History of USS Charles Ausburne (DD 570)
      Office of Naval Records and History
      Ships' Histories Section
      Navy Department.

      History of Ships Named Charles Ausburne
      Navy Department
      Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
      Division of Naval History (OP 09B9)
      Ships' History Section

      Note: Although all three of the above sources agree on the citations for the battle stars awarded the AUSBURNE, they do not agree as to the dates. "Warships in Profile" does not list the dates. The two histories, both from the U.S. Navy, list different dates. The dates listed on this page are from the last source.

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