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Personal info

Full name
BRADLEY, Frank Joseph Jr
Date of birth
7 July 1912
Age
31
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32406158
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
423rd Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 July 1943
Place of death
North of Oldenburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 1 56

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Bradley (father)
Mary Bradley (mother)
Berieni Bradley (sister)
Pearl Bradley (sister)
Muriel Bradley (sister)
John Bradley (brother)
James Bradley (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-29779
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Bab's Best
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 124

More information

Frank Bradley was a chauffeur.

He enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 15 July 1942 and was sent overseas in May 1943.

Before the group left the target, they were attacked by German fighter aircraft over Oldenburg, Germany. During the attack, two engines of this aircraft were shot out, one catching on fire. The tail section was shot up badly and the controls were shot out. Already during the attack, the pilot gave the order to bail out. Immediately the airplane went into a flat spin.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Brooklyn Eagle - 24 August 1943