World War II Commendations
1942–1945
During her war career, USS Taylor earned fifteen Battle Stars on the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service Medal for participating in the following operations and engagements:
1 Star/Rennel Island — 29–30 January 1943
1 Star/Consolidation of Solomon Islands
Southern Solomons — 15–16 March and 7 April 1943; 6–7 May 1943
Northern Solomons — 15 June and 22 June to 24 August 1944
1 Star/New Georgia Group Operations
New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu Operation — 12 July and 23–25 July 1943
Kolumbangara Action — 12–13 July 1943
Vella LaVella Occupation — 15 August, 17–18 August, 2–3 October 1943
1 Star/Escort, anti-submarine, armed guard and special operations
Task Group 30.4 — 7–14 June 1944
1 Star/Gilbert Islands Operation — 13 November to 4 December 1943
1 Star/Western New Guinea Operations
Morotai Landings — 15–30 September 1944
1 Star/Hollandia Operation —21–27 April and 1–7 May 1944
1 Star/Leyte Operation
Leyte Landings — 18 October to 29 November 1944
1 Star/Luzon Operation
Lingayen Gulf Landing — 4–18 January 1945
1 Star/Consolidation of the Southern Philippines
Visayan Island Landings — 26 March 1945
Mindanao Island Landings — 8–12 March 1945
1 Star/Manila Bay-Bicol Operations
Mareveles-Corregidor — 14–28 February 1945
1 Star/Borneo Operations
Tarakan Island Operations — 27 April to 29 May 1945
1 Star/Okinawa Gunto Operations
Assault and Occupation of Okinawa — 17–23 June 1945
1 Star/Submarine Assessment — 10 July 1944
1 Star/Submarine Assessment — 11 July 1943
