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Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal - Antarctic Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 stars-Quemoy-Matsu & Vietnam)
Fourth Row - Vietnam Service Medal (2 stars) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Battle Efficiency 'E' Apr 67
The above article is all I have found regarding the 'E' Award. While I can find no actual document stating such, I can only surmise the the Battle "E" was awarded for operations conducted 1965-1967 during Operation Market Time. For more info, see the last parts of the history pages.
Laid down, 14 December 1942, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
Launched, 11 September 1943
Commissioned USS Currituck (AV-7), 26 June 1944, Captain W. A. Evans in command
During WWII Currituck was assigned to Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:
Campaign and Dates Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Leyte operation
Leyte landings, 6 November 1944 to 6 January 1945
Manila Bay-Bicol operation 6 to 10 June 1945
Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 January to 5 February 1945
Cabalitan Bay and Mindoro
Decommissioned, 7 August 1947, at Philadelphia Navy Yard
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia, PA.
Recommissioned, 1 August 1951
Decommissioned, 12 February 1958
Recommissioned, 20 August 1960
During the Vietnam War Currituck participated in the following campaigns:
Campaign and Dates Vietnam
Vietnam Defense
4 July to 4 August 1965
Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase II
2 to 26 September 1966
30 November to 18 December 1966
17 January to 6 February 1967
19 March to 13 April 1967
Decommissioned, 31 October 1967
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia, PA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 April 1971
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 10 January 1973
Currituck earned three battle stars for World War II service and two campaign stars for Vietnam War service