The WWII USS Enterprise (CV-6) was the most decorated US warship during WWII; she earned 20 battle stars, and fought in every carrier battle except the Battle of the Coral Sea; her sister the USS...
USS Enterprise (CV-6), during WWII, earned:
1. Presidential Unit Citation
2. Navy Unit Citation
3. American Defense Service Medal
4. American Campaign Medal
5. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (20...
Since the legislation authorizing the POW Medal in 1985 grandfathered all POWs back through World War II, it instantly qualified thousands of AAC, USAAF, and USAF aircrew for the medal.