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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. Blair Hodgson Bradford Pilot, O-742670 Killed In Action - May 20, 1944 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. Blair Hodgson Bradford Pilot, O-742670 Killed In Action - May 20, 1944 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 28-Jul-1915, Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah
Entered Military Service: Date: 27-Mar-1941 From: Los Angeles County, California Buried: Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, California On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry |
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Ex-Salt Laker Dies In France Flight Lt. Blair H. Bradford, son of Frank H. Bradford, Pingree, Ida., and Mrs. Myrtle Bradford, Pomona, Cal., was killed in action over France. The bomber pilot previously was reported as missing May 20. An uncle, M. K. Bradford, resides at 1327-17th East. Lt. Bradford was an employee of the Hoover Co. in Salt Lake City. He was born July 8, 1915, in Pingree, and attended high school in Blackfoot, Ida. He was inducted into the army in March, 1941; received his wings in May, 1943, and was assigned overseas last February. He is survived by his parents, five brothers, Pft. Max Bradford, England; Alma Bradford, Pomonoa, Cal.; S/Sgt. LaMar Bradford, England; Floyd Bradford, Pomona, and Dean Bradford, Pingree; four sisters. Mrs. Grace Josephson, Pingree; Mrs. LaNore Harkey, Blackfoot; Miss Vee Bradford, Santa Barbara, Cal., and Mrs. Alma Hales, Spanish Fork. Extracted from Newspapers.com |
See also 1Lt Blair Hodgson Bradford Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(Courtesy of Geoff Gentilini, Golden Arrow Research, LLC)
Disclaimer: IDPF files document efforts to locate, identify, move, notify relatives and provide final resting for Soldier Dead,
often months or years after death, thus some pages may contain potentially disturbing or distressing information.
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Click Here for information on WWII IDPFs.
On 20 May 1944, Lt. Blair H. Bradford, with gunners Ssgt Vern E. McIver and Ssgt Clarence Gray was assigned to Mission 50 against Beauvais-Tolle Aerodrome in France. The flight was unable to locate the main target and dropped instead on the airfield at Montidier. Their aircraft was shot down by heavy flak. Lt. Bradford was killed in action. Both Ssgts Molver and Gray bailed out and were captured by German forces - Missing Air Crew Report MACR-4972.
See also Ryan Conroy's Lt. Blair H. Bradford - Mission 50 memorial blog.
(PDF Version)
See also MACR 4972 and Mission # 50
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Source information can be viewed at WWII Military Service Fatalities Sources
