CONFIDENTIAL

Misc No. l00

The chief of Naval Operations’letter OP-005-dob So 4 l l2l Serial 390 P

Of 8 April l946 is quoted herewith for information.

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From: The Chief of Naval Operations.

To: The Chief of Naval Personnel

Subject: Operation and Engagement Star for Minesweeping Operations,

Pacific from 23 June l945 to closing date to be announced later.

Reference:(a) CominPac Serial 208 of 24 January l946 and Endorsements

Thereto.

Enclosure: (A) Copy of Reference (a) with endorsements.

l. Reference (a) recommends an operation and engagement star

be authorized for vessels of the Mineforse Pacific Fleet for the period

Beginning 23 June l945 and terminating at a date to be later determined.

The basic letter recommends that a star be authorized for personnel of

those vessels or advanced bases which actually engaged in or directly

supported the minesweeping operation.

2. In the second endorsement to reference (a) Commander in

Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, concurs in the basic recommendation in so far as

an award to those units and vessels whose services are in fact hazardous

are concerned and does not concur in the award of and operation and engage-

ment star to base and supporting personnel.

3. After careful consideration of the basic recommendation

and the endorsement thereon by Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet,

the Chief of Naval Operations authorizes an operation and engagement

star for those units and vessels of the Mineforce, Pacific Fleet, who

were engaged in minesweeping operations at any time during the period

beginning 23 June l945 and ending at a date to be later announced. This

operation and engagement star is specifically restricted to those units

and vessels whose services were in fact hazardous, and dates of

participation of individual ships and units are to be restricted to the

periods of actual hazard for specific unit and vessel concerned.

4. The Chief of Naval operation concurs fully in the second

endorsement of the basic correspondence and desires that the policy

therein expressed by closely followed in designating those ships

units eligible for this operation and engagement star.

D.C. RAMSEY,

Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

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