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BRADLEY, Morris B - Date of
birth
19 February 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35073701 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Overloon, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 43 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Curtis Bradley (father)
Annie M. Bradley (mother)
Beulah Bradley (sister)
John Bradley (brother)
Anna V. Bradley (wife)
Roberta Bradley (daughter)
More information
Pvt Morris B. Bradley attended high school for 3 years and worked on a farm. He enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 17 March 1944.He was killed by shrapnel in the stomach. His remains were discovered in an isolated grave in Overloon on the land of I. S. J Groot in March 1946.
Pvt Bradley was evacuated to Ardennes and initially buried in a temporary grave on 12 April 1946. He was disinterred on 1 November and his remains were prepared and placed in a casket on 15 November 1948. He was given his final resting place on 10 April 1949.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, 1920 US Census, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, IDPF
Photo Source: Guy Maes