Criteria The Air Force Commendation Medal may be awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States below the grade of Brigadier General who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force, distingu... The Air Force Commendation Medal may be awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States below the grade of Brigadier General who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service not of a sufficient nature to justify a higher award. MoreHide
Criteria It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Air Force Long... It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Air Force Longevity Service Award is a ribbon that replaces the Federal Service Stripes previously worn on the uniform. MoreHide
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Uncertain about actual date. As noted on DD-214 dated 31 Aug 1971:
Criteria The Vietnam Service Medal was awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served at any time between July 4, 1965, and March 28, 1973, in Vietnam or its contiguous waters or airspa... The Vietnam Service Medal was awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served at any time between July 4, 1965, and March 28, 1973, in Vietnam or its contiguous waters or airspace; or, for any period of service during the same time period in Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia or the air spaces thereover and in direct support of operations in Vietnam. MoreHide
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Uncertain about actual date of award. Noted on Correction to DD-214 dated 24 Oct 1965:
Delete: AF Expeditionary Medal Add: Vietnam Service medal
Criteria It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Air Force Long... It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Air Force Longevity Service Award is a ribbon that replaces the Federal Service Stripes previously worn on the uniform. MoreHide
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Noted on DD-214 dated 24 Oct 1965:
AF Longevity Service Award W/2BrOLC's (23Aug58-22Aug62)
Criteria It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Air Force Long... It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Air Force Longevity Service Award is a ribbon that replaces the Federal Service Stripes previously worn on the uniform. MoreHide
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Uncertain as to date of award. Noted on DD-214 dated 24 Oct 1959:
Criteria It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Air Force Long... It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Air Force Longevity Service Award is a ribbon that replaces the Federal Service Stripes previously worn on the uniform. MoreHide
Criteria The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service during the current War on Terrorism. In addition, all members of the National Guard and Reserve who were part of the Selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. In the case of Navy personnel, Midshipment attending the Naval Academy during the qualifying periods are eligible for this award, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen ae only eligible if they participated in a summer cruise that was in an area which qualified for a campaign medal. MoreHide
- NRS Minneapolis, MN - NTS San Diego, CA (probably Boot Camp) - USS YMS-430 - USS YMS-442 - NAS Norfolk, VA
= = = = = = = YMS-430 Facts
Ordered: as YMS-430 Laid down: 10 November 1943 Launched: 23 March 1944 Commissioned: 10 October 1944 Decommissioned: 2 April 1946 In service: 10 October 1946 Out of service: December 1957 Struck: 1 November 1959 Fate: sold for scrap, 1960 - - - Displacement: 290 tons Length: 136 ft (41 m) Beam: 24 ft 6 in Draught: 6 ft 1 in Speed: 13 knots (15 mph/24 km/h) Complement: 50 Armament: one 3 inch (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns - - - After shakedown, she sailed for Pearl Harbor 19 December as part of a screen for a small convoy. She arrived 28 December and sailed 4 January 1945, escorting a convoy to Eniwetok. She then sailed to Ulithi arriving 5 February. She remained in the area until departing 14 June for Okinawa to engage in Minesweeping operations.
YMS-430 remained there until 8 September, when she departed for Japan. Arriving at Wakayama, she remained in Japanese homewaters, clearing Japanese harbors and waters of mines, until 16 February 1946, when she sailed for home. She arrived at San Pedro, California, 2 April, and shortly after departed for Charleston, South Carolina, arriving 3 July. There YMS?430 was immobilized and placed in reduced commission due to a lack of personnel.
On 10 December, YMS-430 was once again placed in full commission and began training operations along the Southern Atlantic Coast. On 18 February 1947, YMS?430 was named Ostrich and redesignated AMS?29. Ostrich, in company with other sister ships, continued her operations along the Atlantic coast going as far north as Labrador and south as Florida, making frequent port calls. On 7 February 1955, Ostrich was redesignated MSC(O)?29.
Besides participating in several minesweeping training exercises, Ostrich also performed hydrographic work on occasion. Ostrich continued in this capacity until December 1957.
She proceeded to Green Cove Springs, Florida, where she was decommissioned in January 1958. Struck from the U.S. Naval Vessel Register 1 November 1959, Ostrich was sold for scrap early the next year.
= = = = = = = YMS-442 Facts
Name: USS YMS-442 Builder: C. Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York Laid down: 12 October 1943 Launched: 20 April 1944 Commissioned: 14 October 1944 Renamed: USS Plover (AMS-33), 18 February 1947 Reclassified: MCS(O)-33, 18 February 1947 Struck: 1 October 1968 Fate: Unknown - - - Class and type: YMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers Displacement: 215 tons Length: 136 ft (41 m) Beam: 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) Draft: 6 ft 1 in (1.9 m) Propulsion: 2 × 880 bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines 2 shafts Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h) Complement: 50 Armament: 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun mount 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × depth charge projectors - - - YMS-442 departed Brooklyn, New York, and operated in the Okinawa area as an escort vessel during the autumn of 1945. Until spring 1946, she cleared shipping lanes off Japan, Korea, and China. Back from the Pacific, she provided occasional service to the Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia, during 1946 and into 1948.
YMS-442 became USS Plover (AMS?33) on 18 February 1947. In July 1948 she assisted in survey work off Labrador. From late 1948 to 1956 she assisted the Navy Mine Defense Laboratory, Panama City, Florida.
Reclassified a coastal minesweeper (old) MSC(O)-33 on 7 February 1955, she became a naval reserve training ship in November 1956. She served the 4th Naval District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in 1961 the 6th Naval District, Charleston, South Carolina.
Following these assignments, Plover was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 1 October 1968.
= = = = = = = YMS-1 - Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper/Harkness Class Coastal Minesweeper (Underwater Locator). Many of these were converted to other uses such as regular minesweepers, coastal surveys, etc. Typical specs: Displacement 340 t.; Length 136'; Beam 23' 4"; Draft 8' 7"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 60 (AMCU-12 complement 34); Armament, one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 20 mm, two dct, two dcp (AMCU-12 armament one 40 mm mount); Propulsion two 1,000bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, two shafts.
Johnson AFB, Japan
Clark AFB, Philippine Islands
AF Form 7:
25Sep60 / 27250B / ATC Opr / 1 AACS Sq Mbl Johnson AB Japan (MATS)
22Nov60 / 27250 / ATC Tech / 1 AACS Sq Mbl Johnson AB Japan (MATS)
1Jul61 / 27250 / ATC Tech - 1 Mbl Comm Sq Johnson AB Japan (AFCS) (Redesignated)
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27Jul61 / 27250 / ATC Tech / 1 Mbl Sq Clark AB P I (AFCS)
10Oc61 / 27250 / ATC Tech 1 Mbl Comm Gp Clark AB P I (AFCS) (Redesignated)
17Jul62 / 27250B / ATC Oper / 1 mlb Gp Clark AB P I (AFCS)