James D Bradshaw
Military
Object Number - UPL 27244 - Lt. James D “Brad” Bradshaw, 79th Fighter Squadron. Lt. Bradshaw had three known assigned P-38Js with the 79th FS all coded MC-B. The first was...
Flew P-38J 'Gator Bait' and P-51 'Jeanie' Was one of 3 original pilots in the 79th squadron that survived their combat tour without being Killed in Action (KIA),Missing in Action (MIA), or Prisoner of War (POW). He completed a full combat tour of 300 hours, 5 minutes and returned to US in Aug 44.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19098306
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Communications
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Armourer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Asst Crew Chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Gator Bait
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Group 392nd Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Jeanie
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Jeanie
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron 95th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Panty Waste/Snuggle Bunny Jeanie My Kath
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
3 April 1942 | ||
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Other Promotion |
3 March 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
15 August 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Died |
1 January 1982 | ||
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Born |
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Based |
15 August 1944 | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Born |
Son of Roscoe and Cora A Bradshaw. | ||
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Born |
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Buried |
Pinecrest Cemetery Lake Worth Palm Beach County Florida, USA |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=148190374
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / son, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition
