World War II

Sterett earned 13 bronze service stars during World War II: one on her European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and twelve on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star REINFORCEMENT OF MALTA
14 April–16 May 1942.
1 Star GUADALCANAL-TULAGI LANDINGS
7–9 August 1942.
1 Star CAPTURE AND DEFENSE OF GUADALCANAL
14 September–12 November 1942.
1 Star GUADALCANAL — THIRD STRIKE
12–15 November 1942.
1 Star CONSOLIDATION OF SOUTHERN SOLOMONS
20 March–7 April 1943.
1 Star NEW GEORGIA GROUP OPERATION
Vella Gulf action: 6–7 August 1943.
1 Star TREASURY-BOUGAINVILLE OPERATION
Buka-Bonis strike: 1–2 November 1943.
First Rabaul strike: 5 November 1943.
Second Rabaul strike: 11 November 1943.
1 Star GILBERT ISLANDS OPERATION
20 November–8 December 1943.
1 Star MARSHALL ISLANDS OPERATION
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls: 29 January–8 February 1944.
1 Star ASIATIC-PACIFIC RAIDS
Truk attack: 16–17 February 1944.
Marianas attack: 21–22 February 1944.
1 Star MARIANA ISLANDS OPERATION
Capture and occupation of Saipan: 11–24 June 1944.
First Bonin Islands raid: 15–16 June 1944.
Battle of the Philippine Sea: 19–20 June 1944.
Capture and occupation of Guam: 12–15 August 1944.
Palau–Yap–Ulithi raid: 25–27 July 1944.
1 Star LUZON OPERATION
Lingayen Gulf landing: 4–18 January 1945.
1 Star OKINAWA OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Okinawa: 1–19 April 1945.