Blair Hogsdon Bradford
Military
Pilot
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
KIA 20 May 1944
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Object Number - UPL 48401 - 1LT Blair Hogsdon Bradford Pilot 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF KIA 20 May 1944
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Spanish Fork, Utah | 28 July 1916 | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 16 October 1940 | 325 Brooks Arcade Bldg. Worked for Hoover Electric Cleaner Company | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Conches, France | 6 March 1944 | |
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Died |
near Beauvais, France | 20 May 1944 | 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 Montdidier. 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 |
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Buried |
Pomona, California | Pomona Valley Memorial Park Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
