World War II

Wilkes earned nine bronze service stars: two on her European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and seven on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star NORTH AFRICAN OCCUPATION
Algeria-Morocco landings: 8–11 November 1942
Action off Casablanca: 8 November 1942.
1 Star SICILIAN OCCUPATION
9 July–15 July 1943.
1 Star BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO OPERATION
Admiralty Island landings: 3–11 March 1944.
Duty in connection with motor torpedo boats: 11–24 March 1944.
1 Star HOLLANDIA OPERATION
Aitape-Humbolt Bay-Tanahmerah Bay: 21–27 April 1944.
1 Star WESTERN NEW GUINEA OPERATIONS
Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation: 17–24 May 1944.
Biak Island operation: 27 May–20 June 1944.
Noemfoor Island operation: 2–10 July 1944.
Cape Sansapor operation: 31 July–12 August 1944.
1 Star WESTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS
Raids on Volcano-Bonin Islands and Yap Island: 31 August–8 September 1944.
Capture and occupation of South Palau Islands: 6 September–14 October 1944.
Assaults on the Philippine Islands: 9–24 September 1944.
1 Star LEYTE OPERATION
Third Fleet supporting operations, Okinawa attack: 10 October 1944.
Northern Luzon and Formosa attacks: 11–14 October 1944.
Luzon attacks: 15–19 October 1944.
Battle of Surigao Strait: 24–26 October 1944.
1 Star OKINAWA OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Okinawa: 1 May–23 June 1945.
1 Star THIRD FLEET OPERATIONS AGAINST JAPAN
11 July–15 August 1945.