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Personal info

Full name
BRADLEY, Edward J Jr
Date of birth
11 February 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33146376
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Hemroulle area, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 8 22

Immediate family

Members
Edward J. Bradley (father)
Mary C. Bradley (wife)

More information

Pvt Edward J. Bradley Jr. enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 28 January 1942.
He attended high school for 2 years and was a sailor and deckhand before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery