Awards and Other Recognition
Quincy received four battle stars for World War II service. Crew members also received campaign medals for both the Atlantic & Pacific theaters.
In honor of the meeting between Saudi's King Abdul Aziz and Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard Quincy, the official residence of the American ambassador to Saudi Arabia is named Quincy House, and is located on the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh. In 1995, to commemorate 50 years since the meeting occurred, then-U.S. Ambassador Ray Mabus unveiled a detailed model of the meeting on Quincy, paid for with private donations, and this model is still on display today at Quincy House.
Quincy's ship bell has been preserved, and is on display at Constitution Common in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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