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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1884 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Gregg Baitinger, BM1
to remember
Bradley, Willis Winter, Jr. (MOH), CAPT.
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Contact Info
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Home Town Ransomville |
Last Address Santa Barbara, California
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Date of Passing Aug 27, 1954 |
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Location of Interment Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, California |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity
Bradley was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947 ~ January 3, 1949). He served as assistant to the president of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. from 1949 to 1952. He served as member of the California State Assembly from 1952 until his death. The USS Bradley (FF-1041), was named in his honor.
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Other Comments:
Medal of Honor Citation:
"For extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving on the U.S.S. Pittsburgh (armoured cruiser #4) at the time of an accidental explosion of ammunition on that vessel. On 23 July 1917, some saluting cartridge cases were being reloaded in the after casemate: through an accident an explosion occurred. Comdr. Bradley (then Lieutenant), who was about to enter the casemate, was blown back by the explosion and rendered momentarily unconscious, but while still dazed, crawled into the casemate to extinguish burning materials in dangerous proximity to a considerable amount of powder, thus preventing further explosions."
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1906-1908, USS Virginia (BB-13)
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1908-1910, USS Culgoa (AF-3)
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1910-1911, USS Perkins (DD-26)
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1911-1912, USS Hancock (AP-3)
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1912-1912, USS South Carolina (BB-26)
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1913-1915, Naval Postgraduate School (Faculty Staff)
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1915-1915, USS Stewart (DD-13)
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1915-1916, USS Hull (DD-7)
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1916-1917, USS San Diego (ACR/CA-6)
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1917-1918, USS Pittsburgh (CA-4)
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1918-1919, Bureau of Ordnance
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1920-1921, USS Texas (BB-35)
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1921-1921, Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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1921-1922, USS California (BB-44)
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1924-1926, USS Gold Star (AK-12)
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1926-1929, Bureau of Navigation
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1931-1933, USS Bridge (AF-1)
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1933-1933, Pearl Harbor Naval Ship Yard
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1933-1937, USS Portland (CA-33)
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1937-1937, Naval War College (Staff)
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1938-1939, Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)
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1939-1941, DESRON 31, COMNAVSURFGRU MIDPAC
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1941-1946, Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)
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