Name:
Raymond E. Bradley
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
37663260
Unit:
563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-09-28
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
A
Row:
11
Grave:
32
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
Raymond E. Bradley was born on July 22, 1923 in Creston, Union County, Iowa. He was the son of John F. Bradley and Alma Clara Susan Ohlschlager Bradley. He served in the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as Staff Sergeant and Engineer / Top Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-102953 during World War II. Ssgt Bradley was KIA in a midair collision over Merseburg, Germany on 28 September 1944 and is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Netherlands. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.