Robert D Bradshaw Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 359th Fighter Squadron 551st Fighter Training Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 405th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 509th Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Massachusetts, USA | 25 December 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ, USA | 13 March 1942 | |
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Other Crashed |
Langham, Colchester CO4 5PB, UK | 29 January 1944 | Crashed Belly Landing out of Fuel Langham Lt Robert D Bradshaw Jr 29-Jan-44. P-47D 42-74684. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 21 May 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Morris County, NJ, USA | 14 May 2009 | |
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Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Martlesham Heath | 21 May 1944 | Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Nutley, NJ, USA | |||
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Buried |
Pompton Plains, Pequannock Township, NJ 07444, USA | Pompton Plains Reformed Church Cemetery Pompton Plains Morris County New Jersey, USA |
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