Squadron Awards

A discussion on Facebook made me think:   What awards has VP-4 gotten throughout the years, and if VP-4 was a person, what would the Medals or Ribbons look like.

Well, after search through the information US NAVY AWARDS (the Chief of Naval Operations official website for Navy awards.) I found an incorrect list (some of my unit awards from my DD-214 are not listed) of the awards for the Squadron from January 1967 through May 2011.

Without further adieu:

Navy Expeditionary Medal(6); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal(8); Southwest Asia Service Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal(2); Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross Medal with Palm); Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia); Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Some ribbons for your viewing pleasure

Navy Unit Commendation(4); Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation(10); Navy Battle ‘E'(4); Navy Expeditionary Medal(6); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal(8); Southwest Asia Service Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal(2); Coast Guard Special Operation Serivce Ribbon; Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross Medal with Palm); Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia); Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

So I collected all the awards I could find (in 20 min of searching) and put the list into a spread sheet.  Here is the break down of awards

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Cited Unit,Start Date,End Date,Award
VP-4,1-Jan-1967,1-Jul-1967,”Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross Medal Color with Palm) ”
VP 4 DET CUBI POINT,1-Feb-1967,30-Jul-1967,Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
VP-4,1-Aug-1968,31-Jan-1969,Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
VP-4,21-Nov-1968,31-Dec-1968,”Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross Medal Color with Palm) ”
VP 4 DET OF,1-Dec-1969,,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP-4,1-Dec-1969,31-May-1970,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP 4 DET OF,1-Apr-1970,,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP-4,9-Sep-1970,31-Oct-1970,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP 4 DET CUBI POINT,1-Feb-1971,30-Jul-1971,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP-4,1-Feb-1971,30-Jul-1971,Navy Unit Commendation
VP 4 DET CUBI POINT,1-Feb-1972,15-Jul-1972,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP-4,10-May-1975,31-Oct-1975,Humanitarian Service Medal
VP-4,12-May-1975,16-May-1975,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP 4 PART ELEMENT,15-May-1975,,Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
VP 4 SP PROJ DET BARBERS POINT,8-Dec-1978,6-Jun-1979,Navy Expeditionary Medal
VP-4,8-Dec-1978,6-Jun-1979,Navy Expeditionary Medal
VP-4,1-Jan-1979,30-Jun-1980,Navy E Ribbon
VP 4 DET SPEC PROJS,1-Oct-1979,31-Dec-1981,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP 4 PART AIRCREWS,21-Nov-1979,20-Jun-1980,Navy Expeditionary Medal
VP 4 SP PROJ DET BARBERS POINT,21-Nov-1979,30-Sep-1980,Navy Expeditionary Medal
VP 4 PART AIRCREWS,10-Feb-1981,30-Jun-1981,Navy Expeditionary Medal
VP-4,10-Feb-1981,31-Mar-1981,Navy Expeditionary Medal
VP-4,16-Apr-1986,10-Jul-1986,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP-4,1-Dec-1988,8-Dec-1988,Coast Guard Special Operation Serivce Ribbon
VP-4,26-Jul-1989,12-Sep-1989,Navy Unit Commendation
VP-4,10-Nov-1990,10-Mar-1991,”Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)”
VP-4,17-Jan-1991,7-Feb-1991,Navy Unit Commendation
VP 4 PART CREWMEMBERS,1-Dec-1995,31-Mar-1996,Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
VP-4,1-Jan-1996,31-Dec-1996,Navy E Ribbon
VP-4,1-Jan-1997,31-Dec-1997,Navy E Ribbon
VP 4 DET,25-May-1997,30-Jun-1997,Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
VP-4,1-Jul-1997,30-Sep-1997,Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
VP 4 PART CREWMEMBERS,1-Oct-1997,28-Nov-1997,Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
PATRON 4,16-Dec-1998,20-Dec-1998,Navy Unit Commendation
VP-4,11-Sep-2001,7-Oct-2003,Meritorious Unit Commendation
VP-4,1-Oct-2001,31-Dec-2001,Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
VP-4,1-Jan-2002,31-Dec-2002,Navy E Ribbon
VP 4 DET,11-Mar-2011,31-May-2011,Humanitarian Service Medal
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