Willis Preston Bradford Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Willis Preston Bradford

State of Birth:

MT

Home State:

CO

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

Amphibious Forces; Navy Reserve

Location of Service

Camp Farragut, Idaho; San Diego, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; Little Creek, Virginia; Exeter, England; Salcombe, England; Normandy, France; Bremerton, Washington

Highest Rank

Petty Officer First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Photograph: Digital print [7 items] -- Photograph

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording

Manuscript: Correspondence [3 items] -- Handwritten document

Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript

Interviewer:

Barbara Belt

Contributor:

Annette Gray

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Douglas County Libraries Archives and Local History

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/68994

Subjects:

Bradford, Willis Preston

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Willis Preston Bradford Collection
(AFC/2001/001/68994), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress