Re: Combat
Posted by Fran Kent on October 3, 2009, 2:00 pm, in reply to "
Combat"
Bob: There was combat and then there was the combat recognized by a little star on the appropriate theater ribbon. These stars were for the most part restricted to large-scale engagements, e.g., amphibious operations and battles like Midway, Coral Sea, etc. Stars were awarded, however, in some instances for attacks on specific convoys, notably those en route to Murmansk and an epic battle in the North Atlantic that involved two east-bound convoys and several wolf packs. The Merchant Marine web site lists the merchant ships that qualified for battle stars.
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