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USS ''Shenandoah'' (AD-44) was the fourth and final ship of the ''Yellowstone''-class of destroyer tenders. AD-44 was the fifth ship to bear the name, USS ''Shenandoah'' as named for the Shenandoah Valley. She was commissioned in 1983, only three years after the decommissioning of the previous USS ''Shenandoah'' (AD-26), also a destroyer tender. In 1991,〔http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pnav/is_199308/ai_2328464742 US Navy Press Release: USS Shenandoah Changes Course, Steams to Persian Gulf〕 USS ''Shenandoah'' was diverted to the Red Sea to tend ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet's Battle Group. The ''Shenandoah'' and her crew members were awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal with one campaign star and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait). Following her decommissioning in 1996, at only 13 years old, the USS ''Shenandoah'' was re-located at the James River Reserve Fleet in Fort Eustis, Va., awaiting final disposal. == Awards and decorations == The USS Shenandoah received the following unit awards in its history:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Unit Awards Query, Search = Shenandoah )〕 * Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation * * May 1987 to September 1988 * * 12 June 1989 to 31 October 1989 * * 15 April 1993 to 4 October 1993 * Navy Battle "E" Award * * 1 April 1985 to 30 September 1986 * * 1 October 1986 to 31 March 1988 * * 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1995 * National Defense Service Medal * * 2 August 1990 to 30 November 1995; for service during the Gulf War * Southwest Asia Service Medal * * 10 July 1991 to 10 August 1991; campaign star: (Cease-Fire Campaign) *Sea Service Deployment Ribbon * * Multiple deployments * Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) * * 10 July 1991 to 10 August 1991 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Shenandoah (AD-44)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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