Robert T Bradley
Military
Object Number - UPL 27237 - 1st Lt Robert T Bradley 354FS, 355FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. 65 x combat missions. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 4th Fighter Group 310th Ferry Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hampden County, MA, USA | 16 June 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Devens, MA, USA | 8 July 1942 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
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Other Crashed |
2800 U.S. 98 N, Bartow, FL 33830, United States | 26 February 1944 | Taxiing Accident Bartow Field, FL Cat 3 damage Lt Robert T Bradley, 26-Feb-44. P-51B 43-12489 - 56FS 54FG 3AF. |
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Based |
Debden | 1 May 1944 - 21 May 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | 9 May 1944 | Landing Accident Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage Lt Robert T Bradley, 9-May-44. P-51B7 43-6840 - 336FS 4FG 8AF. |
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Based Transferred |
Steeple Morden | 21 May 1944 - 29 December 1944 | Transferred to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 29 December 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Dallas, TX, USA | 3 April 2008 | |
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Buried |
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX | 7 April 2008 | Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas, Dallas County Texas, USA |
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Other Promotion |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
| South Groveland, Groveland, MA 01834, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html
ContributorAl_Skiff
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