James W. Bradley

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/09/1945

James William Bradley was born in Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia on June 12, 1920.

Prior to entering military service he was employed as a stock boy by the Guide Lamp Division of General Motors
in Anderson, Indiana.

He was drafted into the Army on June 20, 1944 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. His home of residence
was listed as Madison County, Indiana and his civilian occupation was listed as Skilled Occupations In The
Manufacture Of Miscellaneous Products. He had completed grammar school and was married.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

Private Bradley was killed in action in Germany on February 9, 1945 during the battle
for the city of Prüm.

James W. Bradley was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Indiana.

Burial:
Twin Hills Cemetery
Pennville
Jay County
Indiana

Grave marker for James W. Bradley

Photo by David Kennedy from the Find A Grave website

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