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Rank and organization: Commander, U.S. Navy. Born: 28 June 1884, Ransomville,
N.Y. Appointed from: North Dakota. Citation: 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.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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