World War II

Phelps earned 12 bronze service stars on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star PEARL HARBOR
7 December 1941.
1 Star PACIFIC RAIDS
Air action off Bougainville: 20 February 1942.
Salamaua–Lae raid: 10 March 1942.
1 Star CORAL SEA
4–8 May 1942.
1 Star MIDWAY
3–6 June 1942.
1 Star GUADALCANAL-TULAGI LANDINGS
7–9 August 1942.
1 Star EASTERN SOLOMONS–STEWART ISLAND
23–25 August 1942.
1 Star ALEUTIANS OPERATION
Attu occupation: 11 May–2 June 1943.
1 Star GILBERT ISLANDS OPERATION
20 November–8 December 1943.
1 Star MARSHALL ISLANDS OPERATION
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls: 31 January–5 February 1944.
Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll: 17 February–2 March 1944.
Occupation of Mille Atoll: 18 March 1944.
1 Star ANTISUBMARINE OPERATIONS
16 February 1944.
1 Star ASIATIC-PACIFIC RAIDS
Palau–Yap–Ulithi–Woleai raid: 30 March–1 April 1944.
1 Star MARIANAS OPERATION
Capture and occupation of Saipan: 15–2 June 1944.