Brown, 10 November 1943.

World War II

Brown earned 13 bronze service stars on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star PACIFIC RAIDS
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 Guam: 12 July–15 August 1944.
Palau–Yap–Ulithi Raid: 25–27 July 1944.
Fourth Bonin Islands Raid: 4–5 August 1944.
1 Star WESTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS OPERATION
Capture and occupation of South Palau Islands: 6 September–14 October 1944.
Assaults on the Philippine Islands: 9–24 September 1944.
1 Star WESTERN NEW GUINEA OPERATION
Morotai landings: 15 September 1944.
1 Star LEYTE OPERATION
Third Fleet supporting operations, Okinawa attack: 10 October 1944.
Northern Luzon and Formosa attacks: 11–14 October 1944.
Battle of Surigao Strait: 24–26 October 1944.
Luzon attacks: 5 November–16 December 1944.
1 Star OKINAWA OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Okinawa: 1 April–30 June 1945.
1 Star THIRD FLEET OPERATIONS AGAINST JAPAN
10–31 July 1945.
1 Star MINESWEEPING OPERATIONS PACIFIC
“Skagway” (East China Sea–Ryukyus Area): 14–24 August 1945.

Korean War

Brown earned 5 bronze service stars on her Korean Service Ribbon as follows:
1 Star FIRST U.N. COUNTER OFFENSIVE 1951
8 March–13 April 1951.
1 Star COMMUNIST CHINA SPRING OFFENSIVE 1951
13 May–27 June 1951.
1 Star U.N. SUMMER-FALL OFFENSIVE 1951
11 July–21 September 1951.
1 Star KOREAN DEFENSE, SUMMER–FALL 1952
29 July–25 October 1952.
1 Star THIRD KOREAN WINTER 1952–1953
10–22 December 1952.