William J. Bradley

William J. Bradley

Mr. Bradley entered the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet on July 23, 1943.

Upon completion of his flight training, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter with the 72nd Fighter Wing.

He was reported killed in action in Italy on January 16, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 44.

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