Frank D Bradford II

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26991.jpeg UPL 26991 Capt Frank D Bradford II, 338FS, 55FG.

Object Number - UPL 26991 - Capt Frank D Bradford II, 338FS, 55FG.

Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1 x destroyed and 1 x damaged. Lost whilst strafing a train (crashed into ground) twenty miles east of Frankfurt, Germany. Killed in action (KIA). 17-Feb-45.



Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Pasadena, CA, USA 5 May 1942

Based

Wormingford 3 September 1944 - 17 February 1945 Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Wormingford, UK 16 October 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Frankfurt, Germany 24 December 1944 Fw190 destroyed (air) E/Frankfurt. 24-Dec-44.

Other

E/A Damaged

Frankfurt, Germany 24 December 1944 Fw190 damaged (air) E/Frankfurt. 24-Dec-44.

Other

Promotion

Wormingford, UK 7 February 1945 Promoted to Captain.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Frankfurt, Germany 17 February 1945 Lost whilst strafing a train (crashed into ground) twenty miles east of Frankfurt, Germany. Killed in action (KIA). 17-Feb-45.

Born

Santa Clara County, CA, USA
Stanislaus County, CA, USA

Revisions

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Changes
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Combat Chronology;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorBen1705
Changes
Sources

Changes to Events as where he was promoted had no date or place

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ContributorAAM
Changes
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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