World War II

Bradford earned 12 bronze service stars on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star PACIFIC RAIDS
Tarawa Island raid: 18 September 1943.
Wake Island raid: 5–6 October 1943.
1 Star GILBERT ISLANDS OPERATION
19 November–8 December 1943.
1 Star BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO OPERATION
Kavieng strikes: 25 December 1943, 1 January 1944 and 4 January 1944.
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.
Palau–Yap–Ulithi–Woleai Raid: 30 March–1 April 1944.
Truk–Satawan–Ponape Raid: 29 April–1 May 1944.
1 Star HOLLANDIA OPERATION
Aitape–Humboldt Bay–Tanahmerah Bay: 21–24 April 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.
Second Bonin Islands Raid: 24 June 1944.
Third Bonin Islands Raid: 3–4 July 1944.
Capture and occupation of Guam: 12–15 July 1944.
Palau–Yap–Ulithi Raid: 25–27 July 1944.
Fourth Bonin Islands Raid: 4–5 August 1944.
1 Star WESTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS OPERATION
Assaults on the Philippine Islands: 9–24 September 1944.
1 Star IWO JIMA OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima: 19–27 February 1945.
1 Star OKINAWA OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Okinawa: 15 March–30 June 1945.
1 Star THIRD FLEET OPERATIONS AGAINST JAPAN
10 July–7 August 1945.
1 Star MINESWEEPING OPERATIONS PACIFIC
“Skagway” (East China Sea–Ryukyus Area): 14–24 August 1945.

Korean War

Bradford earned 6 bronze service stars on her Korean Service Ribbon as follows:
1 Star FIRST U.N. COUNTER OFFENSIVE 1951
12–18 March 1951.
1 Star COMMUNIST CHINA SPRING OFFENSIVE 1951
9 May–8 July 1951.
1 Star U.N. SUMMER-FALL OFFENSIVE 1951
9 July–22 August 1951.
1 Star SECOND KOREAN WINTER 1951–1952
20–30 April 1952.
1 Star KOREAN DEFENSE, SUMMER–FALL 1952
1 May–17 October 1952.
1 Star KOREA, SUMMER–FALL 1953
10–31 May 1953.