Harold G. Bradbury (May 30, 1899-Apr. 16, 1984) was a

rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

in the

United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mult ...

Biography

Bradbury was born on May 30, 1899 in

Necedah, Wisconsin Necedah is a village in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 916 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Necedah. Geography Necedah is located at (44.0262, −90.0737). According to the United S ...

. He graduated from high school in

Port Angeles, Washington Port Angeles ( ) is a city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. With a population of 19,960 as of the 2020 census, it is the largest city in the county. The population was estimated at 20,134 in 2021. The city's har ...

before attending

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering co ...

. Bradbury married Helen Hutchinson on January 6, 1953.

Career

Bradbury entered the

United States Coast Guard Academy The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is a service academy of the United States Coast Guard in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1876, it is the smallest of the five U.S. service academies and provides education to future Coast Gu ...

in 1918 and received his commission in 1920. He later served aboard the USCGC Acushnet, the USS Henley (DD-39) and the USS Trippe (DD-33). In 1928, Bradbury assumed command of the USCGC Apache. He remained in the position until 1930. After serving as executive officer of the

USCGC Northland (WPG-49) USCGC ''Northland'' (WPG-49) was a United States Coast Guard cruising class of gunboat especially designed for Arctic operations in commission from 1927 to 1938 and from 1939 to 1946. She served during World War II. She was the last cruising cu ...

, he assumed command of the USS Davis (DD-65). Bradbury then served as an instructor at the Coast Guard Academy from 1933 until 1937, at which time he was named commanding officer of the

USCGC Modoc (WPG-46) USCGC ''Modoc'' (WPG-46) was a 240-foot ''Tampa''-class United States Coast Guard cutter designed for multi-mission roles. She had a top speed of sixteen knots, and was armed with a pair of 5-inch deck guns. With the breakout of war she was arme ...

. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Bradbury commanded the

USS Leonard Wood (APA-12) USS ''Leonard Wood'' (APA-12) was built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation and launched 17 September 1921 at Sparrows Point, Maryland as ''Nutmeg State'', an Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1029 ship intended as a World War I troop transp ...

, the

USS Wakefield (AP-21) SS ''Manhattan'' was a luxury ocean liner of the United States Lines, named after the Manhattan borough of New York City. On 15 June 1941 she was commissioned as and became the largest ship ever operated by the US Coast Guard. In 1942 she cau ...

and the

USCGC Duane (WPG-33) USCGC ''Duane'' (WPG-33/WAGC-6/WHEC-33) (earlier known as the USCGC ''William J. Duane'') was a cutter in the United States Coast Guard. Her keel was laid on May 1, 1935 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was launched ...

. He was later stationed in

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from 1943 to 1945, during which time he was awarded the

Bronze Star Medal The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. Wh ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradbury, Harold People from Necedah, Wisconsin Military personnel from Wisconsin People from Port Angeles, Washington United States Coast Guard admirals United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II Oregon State University alumni United States Coast Guard Academy alumni 1899 births 1984 deaths