World War II

Stephen Potter earned 10 bronze service stars on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star MARSHALL ISLANDS OPERATION
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls: 29 January–8 February 1944.
1 Star ASIATIC-PACIFIC RAIDS — 1944
Truk attack: 16–17 February 1944.
1 Star HOLLANDIA OPERATION
Aitape—Humboldt Bay—Tanahmerah Bay: 21–24April 1944.
1 Star ANTISUBMARINE OPERATIONS
29 April 1944
1 Star MARIANAS OPERATION
Capture and occupation of Saipan: 11–24 June 1944.
Third Bonis Raid: 3–4 July 1944.
Capture and Occupation of Guam: 12 July–15 August 1944.
Palau, Yap, Ulithi raid: 25–27 July 1944.
1 Star WESTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS OPERATION
Assaults on the Philippine Islands: 9–24 September 1944.
1 Star LEYTE OPERATION
Third Fleet supporting operations for Okinawa attack: 10 October 1944.
Northern Luzon and Formosa attacks: 13–14 October 1944.
Luzon attacks: 15 October–16 December 1944.
Visayas attacks: 21 October 1944
1 Star LUZON OPERATION
Formosa attacks: 3–21 January 1945.
Luzon attacks: 6–7 January 1945.
China Coast attacks: 12–16 January 1945.
Nansei Shoto attack: 22 January 1945.
1 Star IWO JIMA OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima: 15 February–1 March 1945.
Fifth Fleet raids against Honshu and the Nansei Shoto: 15 February–1 March 1945.
1 Star OKINAWA GUNTO OPERATION
Raids in support of Okinawa Gunto Operation: 17 March–30 May 1945.

Korean War

Stephen Potter earned 1 bronze service star on her Korean Service Ribbon as follows:
1 Star THIRD KOREAN WINTER, 1952–53
17 May–27 July 1953.