Battle Ribbons and Kill Board

Battle Ribbons and Kill Board. . , Battle Ribbons , The eight ribbons on the superstructure were earned by North Carolina for her service in the Pacific Theater. She served in every major naval offensive in the Pacific area of operations during World War II, earning 15 battle stars. The three silver stars on the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal represent the 15 battle stars. The Battleship used this style during the war. , Top (L-R) , American Defense Service Medal. "A" is for active service in the Atlantic. , American Campaign Medal , , Middle (L-R) , Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 silver stars , World War II Victory Medal , Navy Occupation Medal , , Bottom (L-R) , Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation , Philippine Liberation Medal with bronze star , Philippine Independence Medal , , Kill Board , The kill board hanging above the battle ribbons summarizes the Battleship's - achievements during World War II. , , The islands and nine Japanese flags represent the nine times North Carolina bombarded Japanese-held islands. , , The sinking ship and flag represent the Japanese merchant marine ship Eiko MARU, The North Carolina sunk her on January 29, 1944. , , The two different flags are both Japanese. The red sun with the rays was the ensign, flying from military ships. The plain red sun was and is the national flag. , , The crashing plane and 24 flags signify that North Carolina downed 24 enemy planes. , , North Carolina earned 15 Battlestars by participating in 15 Campaigns , , Landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi , August 7-9, 1942 , , Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal , August 16, 1942 - February 8, 1943 , , Battle of the Eastern Solomons , August 23-24, 1942 , , New Georgia Group Operation , New Guinea, Rendova, Vangunu invasion , June 30 - August 31, 1943 , , Gilbert Islands Operation , Tarawa and Makin , November-19 - December 8, 1943 , , Bismark Archipelago Operation , Kavieng strike. , December 25, 1943 , , Marshall Island Operation , Invasion of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls , January 29 - February 8, 1944 , , Task Force Strikes , Truk, February 16-17, 1944 , Marianas, February 21-22, 1944 , Palau, Yap, Ulithi, Woleai, March 30 - April 1, 1944 , Truk, Satawan and Ponape, April 29 - May 1, 1944 , , Western New Guinea Operation , Hollandia , April 21-24; 1944 , , Marianas Operation , Invasion of Saipan, June 11-24, 1944 , Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 19-20, 1944 , , Leyte Operation Attacks on Luzon November 13-14, 19-25, 1944; December 14-16, 1944 , , Luzon Operation , Luzon, January 6-7, 1945 , Formosa, January 3-4, 9, 15 and 21, 1945 , China coast, January 12 and 16, 1945 , Nansei Shoto, January 22, 1945 , , Iwo Jima Operation , Invasion, assault and occupation of Iwo Jima: , Raids against Honshu and Nansei Shoto in support , February 15- March 1, 1945 , , Okinawa Operation , Invasion, assault and occupation of Okinawa , Capture of Kerama Islands , Raids against Kyushu and Inland Sea targets , March 17 - April 27, 1945 , , Third Fleet Operations , Bombardment and air strikes on japanese Home Islands , July 10 - August 15, 1945