U.S. Pacific Fleet Battle Efficiency "E." May 1967 she rescued the . When she arrived back in San Diego on 3 Oct, 1968, the '68 West-Pac had covered 26,200 miles. The tug remained an active unit of the Pacific Fleet into 1969. Awards Mataco received five battle stars for World War II: Gilbert Islands operation, November 1943 Marshall Islands operation, Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January 1944 Marianas operation, June 1944 Leyte operation, January 1945 Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945 Four battle stars were awarded during the Korean War: North Korean Aggression, 18 September to 2 November 1950 Inchon Landing, 13 to 17 September 1950 Communist China Aggression, 3 to 28 November 1950 Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, 14 September 1952, 28 September to 16 October 1952 She received seven campaign stars for her participation in the Vietnam War: Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II, 19 to 22 April 1967, 5 to 31 May 1967 Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III, 1 to 12 June 1967, 5 to 10 July 1967 Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV, 18 to 30 May 1968, 7 to 11 June 1968 Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V, 10 to 31 August 1968 Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969, 13 to 21 October 1969 Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970, 1 to 5 January 1970, 28 January to 1 February 1970 Consolidation II, 9 to 11 December 1971, 18 to 23 December 1971 References External links Cherokee-class fleet tugs World War II auxiliary ships of the United States Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States Ships built in San Francisco 1942 ships