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This list catalogs the most honored US Naval vessels of the Second World War. It is placed in descending order of earned Battle Stars; descending accorded unit recognitions; descending ship size by type; and ascending hull number. It contains only vessels that earned fifteen or more Battle Stars for World War II service.
USS O'Bannon (DD/DDE-450), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon (1784–1850), the Marine Corps's "hero of Derna". O'Bannon was the US Navy's most decorated destroyer during World War II , earning 17 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation .
The USS Enterprise was America’s most decorated ship in WWII. An aircraft carrier, the Enterprise, shot down 911 enemy aircraft and sank 71 ships. It also damaged or destroyed another 192 ships ...
Enterprise earned 20 battle stars, the most for any U.S. warship in World War II, and was the most decorated U.S. ship of World War II. She was also the first American ship to sink a full-sized enemy warship after the Pacific War had been declared when her aircraft sank the Japanese submarine I-70 on 10 December 1941. [4]
The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945. For smaller vessels, see also List of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons.
WWII battle stars: 15 (tied) Type: Light cruiser Class: Atlanta-class Year entered service: 1942 Personnel: 796 USS San Diego was the third of eight Atlanta-class light cruisers, designed to ...
Leedstown was awarded six battle stars for World War II service. The Leedstown (apa56) was the most decorated Winsor Class ship of World War II. It earned its position at the head of the fleet for its last three of its six invasions.
The following morning, the Tang sank another cargo ship, the Yamaoka Maru, for a total war patrol of 10 ships and 39,160 tons destroyed. Fourth War Patrol The USS Tang returned to Pearl Harbor for ...