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BRADSHAW, Fred Jr - Date of
birth
14 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Todd County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Logan County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35711299 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
14 April 1945 - Place of
death
Nuremberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 47 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Fred Bradshaw (father)
Allie R. (Sisk) Bradshaw (mother)
Arthur Bradshaw (brother)
Chas W. Bradshaw (brother)
Frances Bradshaw (sister)
James Bradshaw (brother)
Franklin Bradshaw (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Fred Bradshaw Jr. graduated from Olmstead High School and was a farmer.He enlisted on 30 November 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
S/Sgt Bradshaw was taken prisoner in the vicinity of Krinkelt, Belgium on 17 December 1944 and died at Stalag XIII-B in Nuremberg, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Kentucky Birth Index / 1930/1940 Census / World War II Army Enlistment Records / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records, A pictorial account of the 393rd Infantry Regiment in combat
Photo source: News Democrat and Leader - 7 June 1945