Awards
Wisconsin earned five battle stars for her World War II service, and one for the Korean War. The ship also received the Combat Action Ribbon and Navy Unit Commendation for actions in the Korean War and Operation Desert Storm in 1991. She also received over a dozen more awards for World War II, the Korean War and Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Combat Action Ribbon w/ 1 award star | |||
Navy Unit Commendation | American Campaign Medal | Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 5 service stars | World War II Victory Medal |
Navy Occupation Service Medal | National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star | Korean Service Medal w/ 1 service star | Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 service stars |
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon | Philippine Presidential Unit Citation | Korean Presidential Unit Citation | Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 2 service stars |
United Nations Korea Medal | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) | Korean War Service Medal |
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