He resided in Carroll County, Georgia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 4, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by friendly fire over Charles, France while flying a "Carpetbagger" night mission to drop supplies to French resistance forces during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-699118
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Bradbury, George F ~ 1st Lt, GA
Brewer, Merrill E ~ S/Sgt, MA
DeVries, Alfons A ~ T/Sgt, MI
Lee, Carl E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, CA
Pirtle, James G ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OR
Skwara, Ernest C ~ 2nd Lt, OH
The pilot, James M. McLaughlin & possibly other crew members, survived the crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Carroll County, Georgia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 4, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by friendly fire over Charles, France while flying a "Carpetbagger" night mission to drop supplies to French resistance forces during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-699118
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Bradbury, George F ~ 1st Lt, GA
Brewer, Merrill E ~ S/Sgt, MA
DeVries, Alfons A ~ T/Sgt, MI
Lee, Carl E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, CA
Pirtle, James G ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OR
Skwara, Ernest C ~ 2nd Lt, OH
The pilot, James M. McLaughlin & possibly other crew members, survived the crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Inscription
George F. Bradbury
1Lt ~ AAF ~858th Bomber Squadron,
492nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Georgia
O-699118
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Vera Susan "Susie" Bradbury Munson
1902–1993
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John J. Bradbury
1903–1904
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Annie Louise Bradbury Lambert
1904–1972
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Joel Jefferson Bradbury
1907–1990
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Dorothy Mildred Bradbury Jones
1909–1946
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John Milton Bradbury
1913–1969
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Ople Lila Breazeal
1916–1974
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Bessie Faye Bradbury
1919–1919
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Edward Ray Bradbury
1919–1925
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Mary Elizabeth Bradbury Holder
1925–2009
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