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During her career, Wisconsin served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where she shelled Japanese fortifications and screened United States aircraft carriers as they conducted air raids against enemy positions. During the Korean War, Wisconsin shelled North Korean targets in support of United Nations and South Korean ground operations, after which she was decommissioned. She was reactivated 1 August 1986, modernised and participated in Operation Desert Storm in January and February 1991.

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  • USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
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  • During her career, Wisconsin served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where she shelled Japanese fortifications and screened United States aircraft carriers as they conducted air raids against enemy positions. During the Korean War, Wisconsin shelled North Korean targets in support of United Nations and South Korean ground operations, after which she was decommissioned. She was reactivated 1 August 1986, modernised and participated in Operation Desert Storm in January and February 1991.
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  • service-star
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  • Combat Action Ribbon.svg
  • National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Southwest Asia Service ribbon.svg
  • American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
  • Army of Occupation ribbon.svg
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
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  • Korean War Service Medal ribbon.png
  • Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg
  • Presidential Unit Citation .svg
  • United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
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  • World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg
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  • USS Wisconsin at sea, c. 1990
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  • During her career, Wisconsin served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where she shelled Japanese fortifications and screened United States aircraft carriers as they conducted air raids against enemy positions. During the Korean War, Wisconsin shelled North Korean targets in support of United Nations and South Korean ground operations, after which she was decommissioned. She was reactivated 1 August 1986, modernised and participated in Operation Desert Storm in January and February 1991. Wisconsin was last decommissioned in September 1991, having earned a total of six battle stars for service in World War II and Korea, as well as a Navy Unit Commendation for service during the January/February 1991 Gulf War. She currently functions as a museum ship operated by Nauticus, The National Maritime Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Wisconsin was struck from the Naval Vessel Register (NVR) 17 March 2006, and, as of 14 December 2009, has been donated for permanent use as a museum ship. On 15 April 2010, the City of Norfolk officially took over ownership of the ship.
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