Tour of Duty: 14 years
Unit assignment: 12th District
Edward Bradley was a Police Officer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also was a Navy Vet. He was killed in the line of duty at age 45. Officer Bradley's partner was a rookie officer that he was tutoring at the time. He and the rookie responded to a call, "Man with a Gun." at a rooming house, 1428 N. 11th st (near 11th Street and Master Street). A man had threatened his wife on the third floor. As Officer Bradley entered the house through a closed door, he was shot and killed by the suspect. The rookie and two other officers riddled the man with bullets, killing him. Bradley was a 14-year veteran of the force.
Sources:
1. The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. http://www.odmp.org/officer/2148-police-officer-edward-bradley
2. Philadelphia Police Department
3. Penna. Veterans Burial Card
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Unit assignment: 12th District
Edward Bradley was a Police Officer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also was a Navy Vet. He was killed in the line of duty at age 45. Officer Bradley's partner was a rookie officer that he was tutoring at the time. He and the rookie responded to a call, "Man with a Gun." at a rooming house, 1428 N. 11th st (near 11th Street and Master Street). A man had threatened his wife on the third floor. As Officer Bradley entered the house through a closed door, he was shot and killed by the suspect. The rookie and two other officers riddled the man with bullets, killing him. Bradley was a 14-year veteran of the force.
Sources:
1. The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. http://www.odmp.org/officer/2148-police-officer-edward-bradley
2. Philadelphia Police Department
3. Penna. Veterans Burial Card
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Records on Ancestry
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Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970
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Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
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1900 United States Federal Census
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Pennsylvania, U.S., World War I Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948
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U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
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