Capt. Willis W. Bradley, Jr.- Point Loma, CA
N 32° 41.106 W 117° 14.587
11S E 477208 N 3616404
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma, CA.
Waymark Code: WM13N
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2005
Views: 47
Grave of Capt. Willis W. Bradley, USN at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma, CA. Born in Ransomville, Niagara County, N.Y., June 28, 1884. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of Guam, 1929-31; U.S. Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; member of California state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954. Received the Medal of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917. Suffered a heart attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing, and died soon after at Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., August 27, 1954.
Citation for Medal of Honor as follows:
The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to WILLIS WINTER BRADLEY, JR.
For extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving on the U.S.S. Pittsburgh, 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.
Armed Service: Navy
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