Joseph Edward Bradbury

Military

Object Number - UPL 31542 - Lt Stallings and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, based in England, pose in front of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Thumper Again"....

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-5468 'Quinine The Bitter Dose', Returned to Duty (RTD).

Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16059573 / O-737369
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11033806 / O-791516
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Just For Laughs, Little Woman, Thumper Again
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Quinine -The Bitter Dose
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Saco, ME, USA 23 December 1917 Son of Edward Joseph and Cornelia Bradbury.

Died

San Antonio, TX, USA 18 January 1997

Buried

Henefer Cemetery Henefer Summit County, UT Henefer Cemetery Henefer Summit County, Utah

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date17 May 2021 09:23:05
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to biography, awards and events
Date16 May 2021 22:23:26
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

Date30 Jan 2018 21:31:29
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to events and person associations
Date28 Jan 2018 18:55:53
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Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:12
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor

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