Jack T. Bradley

Jack Tarleton Bradley
Bradley in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang
Born	(1918-06-06)June 6, 1918
Died	July 24, 2000(2000-07-24) (aged 82)
Place of birth	Brownwood, Texas
Place of death	Brown County, Texas
Buried at	Early, Texas
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1941–1962
Rank	Colonel
Service number	O-36537
Unit	354th Fighter Group
Commands held	353rd Fighter Squadron
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Air Force Longevity Service Air Medal American Campaign Medal American Defense Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star World War II Victory Medal Croix de Guerre (French) Distinguished Flying Cross (British) European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

Jack Tarleton Bradley (June 6, 1918 – August 24, 2000) was a United States Army Air Force fighter ace who was credited with shooting down 15 aircraft during World War II and was commanding officer of the 353rd Fighter Squadron.^[1]^[2]^[3] He retired from the Air Force in 1962 as Colonel.

References[]

↑ William N Hess (20 December 2012). 354th Fighter Group. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-1-78200-894-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=CJ0eDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA66.
↑ Bonnier Corporation (August 1944). Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. pp. 114–. ISSN 0161-7370. https://books.google.com/books?id=aiEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA114.
↑ Martin Bowman (27 October 2010). US 9th Air Force Bases In Essex 1943-44. Pen and Sword. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-1-84884-332-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=3CPOAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA72.

External links[]

Jack T. Bradley at Find a Grave
"Jack Tarleton Bradley". American Air Museum in Britain. Imperial War Museums. 2017-10-22. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/240663. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
"The Lt. Col. Jack Bradley Collection, no. 1 - Airfield and Gun Camera Footage". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. http://www.texasarchive.org/library/index.php/The_Lt._Col._Jack_Bradley_Collection,_no._1_-_Airfield_and_Gun_Camera_Footage. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

v t e United States World War II flying aces with 10+ aerial victories

30+	Richard Bong (40) Thomas McGuire (38) David McCampbell (34)

25–29	Gabby Gabreski (28) Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) George Preddy (26.83) Joe Foss (26) Robert M. Hanson (25)

20–24	John C. Meyer (24) Cecil E. Harris (24) Raymond H. Littge (23.5) Eugene A. Valencia (23) Lance C. Wade (23) David C. Schilling (22.5) Gerald R. Johnson (22) Neel E. Kearby (22) Jay T. Robbins (22) Dominic Salvatore Gentile (21.83) Fred J. Christensen (21.5) Ray Shuey Wetmore (21.25) John J. Voll (21) Kenneth A. Walsh (21) Walker Mahurin (20.75) Donald N. Aldrich (20) Thomas J. Lynch (20) Robert B. Westbrook (20)

15–19	Glenn E. Duncan (19) Patrick D. Fleming (19) Cornelius N. Nooy (19) John Lucian Smith (19) Alexander Vraciu (19) Arthur J. Benko (18.5) Marion E. Carl (18.5) Leonard K. Carson (18.5) Glenn T. Eagleson (18.5) Wilbur J. Thomas (18.5) Walter C. Beckham (18) Herschel Green (18) John C. "Pappy" Herbst (18) Charles Older (18) Hubert Zemke (17.75) John B. England (17.5) Duane Beeson (17.33) John F. Thornell (17.25) Henry W. Brown (17.2) Gerald W. Johnson (17) James S. Varnell, Jr. (17) John Trevor Godfrey (16.33) Bud Anderson (16.25) Douglas Baker (16) Bill Harris (16) Ira C. Kepford (16) Charles R. Stimpson (16) George S. Welch (16) Donald M. Beerbower (15.25) Richard A. Peterson (15.25) William T. Whisner, Jr. (15.25) James E. Swett (15.25) David Lee "Tex" Hill (15.25) Jack T. Bradley (15) Samuel J. Brown (15) Edward "Porky" Cragg (15) Kenneth H. Dahlberg (15) William D. Dunham (15) Robert W. Foy (15) Ralph K. Hofer (15) Cyril F. Homer (15) Harold L. Spears (15)

10–14	Donald H. Bochkay (14.84) Donald J. Blakeslee (14.5) John D. Landers (14.5) Joseph H. Powers, Jr. (14.5) Henry Brown (14.5) Bruce W. Carr (14) Robert C. Curtis (14) Robert M. DeHaven (14) Archie G. Donahue (14) Wallace N. Emmer (14) James A. Goodson (14) Arthur Ray Hawkins (14) Arthur F. Jeffrey (14) Edward O. McComas (14) Elbert S. McCuskey (14) Daniel T. Roberts, Jr. (14) John L. Wirth (14) George C. Duncan (13.5) Roger W. Mehle (13.5) Donald J. Strait (13.5) George Carpenter (13.4) Donald S. Bryan (13.3) Darrell S. Cramer (13) John Wong Pan-Yang (13) James L. Brooks (13) Daniel A. Carmichael, Jr. (13) James N. Cupp (13) Clyde B. East (13) Robert E. Galer (13) John F. Hampshire (13) Bruce K. Holloway (13) William P. Marontate (13) Willard. W. Millikan (13) Glennon T. Moran (13) Robert Neale (13) Harry A. Parker (13) Roy W. Rushing (13) Edward O. Shaw (13) Robert W. Stephens (13) John R. Strane (13) Robert Lee Scott, Jr. (13) Wendell V. Twelves (13) Felix D. Williamson (13) Lowell K. Brueland (12.5) Kenneth D. Frazier (12.5) David Charles "Foob" Fairbanks (12.5) James C. Stewart (12.5) Quince L. Brown (12.33) Michael Brezas (12) Levi R. Chase (12) Clement M. Craig (12) David B. Eastham (12) Loren D. Everton (12) George W. Gleason (12) Leroy E. Harris (12) Coatsworth B. Head, Jr. (12) Roger R. Hedrick (12) William E. Henry (12) Howard D. Hively (12) Kenneth G. Ladd (12) William J. Masoner, Jr. (12) Pierce W. McKennon (12) kills) Robert W. Moore (12) Robin Olds (12) Michael J. Quirk (12) LeRoy A. Schreiber (12) Harold E. Segal (12) James A. Shirley (12) Norman C. Skogstad (12) William J. Sloan (12) Eugene A. Trowbridge (12) Richard E. Turner (12) James A. Watkins (12) Richard L. West (12) Nicholas Megura (11.84) George R. Carr (11.5) James A. Clark (11.5) Paul A. Conger (11.5) Olin E. Gilbert (11.5) William T. Halton (11.5) William J. Hovde (11.5) John A. Kirla, Jr. (11.5) William N. Snider (11.5) Charles E. Yeager (11.5) Louis H. Norley (11.3) Philip C. DeLong (11.2) Harold W. Bauer (11) John Thomas Blackburn (11) William A. Dean, Jr. (11) Carl M. Frantz (11) James B. French (11) Robert J. Goebel (11) Phillip L. Kirkwood (11) John B. Lawler (11) Francis J. Lent (11) Leland P. Molland (11) William L. Leverette (11) John S. Loisel (11) Wayne L. Lowry (11) Charles M. Mallory (11) Charles M. McCorkle (11) Norman L. McDonald (11) Hamilton McWhorter III (11) John W. Mitchell (11) James V. Reber, Jr. (11) Elmer W. Richardson (11) Robert H. Riddle (11) James F. Rigg (11) Donald E. Runyon (11) Donald H. Sapp (11) Murray Shubin (11) Cornelius Smith, Jr. (11) Kenneth C. Sparks (11) Richard E. Stanbrook (11) Stanley W. Vejtasa (11) George T. Burgard (10.75) Frank Q. O'Conner (10.75) Charles F. Anderson, Jr. (10.5) Marshall U. Beebe (10.5) George F. Ceulleers (10.5) Jack E. Conger (10.5) George A. Doersch (10.5) William J. Hovde (10.5) Raymond H. Littge (10.5) Edward Rector (10.5) Russell E. Reiserer (10.5) John A. Storch (10.5) John C. Symmes (10.5) John V. Newkirk (10.5) Robert E. Murray (10.4) Ralph E. Elliot (10.3) Fred W. Glover (10.3) William D. McGarry (10.25) Robert W. Aschenbrener (10) Frank B. Baldwin (10) Wayne K. Blickenstaff (10) Joseph E. Broadhead (10) Carl A. Brown, Jr. (10) Thaddeus T. Coleman (10) William K. Giroux (10) Walter J. Goehausen, Jr. (10) Ernest A. Harris (10) Alwin M. Juchheim, Jr. (10) Herbert H. Long (10) Edward E. Lines (10) Thomas H. Mann, Jr. (10) Joseph L. Mansker (10) Harris E. Mitchell (10) Robert J. Rankin (10) Thomas H. Reidy (10) Andrew J. Reynolds (10) Robert L. Scott, Jr. (10) Arthur Singer, Jr. (10) John M. Smith (10) Paul M. Stanch (10) Elliot Summer (10) James S. Swope (10) Robert V. Westermark (10)

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