Evans at Mobile Bay, 20 December 1943.

World War II

Evans earned five bronze service stars on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star MARIANA ISLANDS OPERATION
Capture and occupation of Saipan: 14 June–24 July 1944.
Battle of the Philippine Sea: 19–20 June 1944.
Second Bonin Islands Raid: 24 June 1944.
Capture and occupation of Guam: 12 July–11 August 1944.
1 Star WESTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS OPERATION
Capture and occupation of South Palau Islands: 6 September–14 October 1944.
1 Star LEYTE OPERATION
Luzon attacks: 18 October–23 November 1945.
1 Star IWO JIMA OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima: 19 February–8 March 1945.
1 Star OKINAWA OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Okinawa: 25 March–21 June 1945.