 During his postwar service, Bradshaw received two Army Commendation Medals.His tenure in Europe ended in early 1953 and Bradshaw returned to the United States for retirement.He retired from the Army on February 1, 1953, after almost 36 years of active service and settled in his native Washington, D.C.

Major general Aaron Bradshaw Jr. died on November 8, 1976, aged 82, at Walter Reed Army Hospital and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia together with his wife, Gwendoline D. Bradshaw (1893-1980).