The Sep. 2, 1943 issue of the Osawatomie Graphic contained the following article:

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bradley received word Monday morning of the death Sunday, August 29, 1943, of their son, Second Lieutenant Carl D. Bradley, 23, a pilot in the USAF stationed at Wendover Field, Utah. They have learned no details connected with the death, except that Carl, who piloted a B-35, was on a routine training mission when the accident occurred. The body is being brought back to Osawatomie for burial.

Carl David Bradley was born in Parker, Kansas, April 7, 1920. In 1923 he moved, with his parents, to Osawatomie, where he later entered school and graduated from Osawatomie High School with the Class of 1938. On November 17, 1939, he enlisted in the service of his country, entering Technical Training School of the United State Air Force, and after graduation was retained there as an instructor until 1942, when he made application and was accepted as an aviation cadet. He was graduated as a pilot from Blacklands Flying School in Waco, Texas, receiving his coveted wings and his second lieutenant's commission March 20, 1943.

His assignment was the B-24 Liberator, and he was given special training at Ft. Worth, Texas, following his graduation. He completed this course in June and was ordered to Boise, Idaho, where he was assigned to a combat crew. Later he was sent to Wendover Field, Utah, with the 399th Bomb Group, 606 Bomb Squadron, where he flew his last mission for his country as first pilot on a B-24.

At the age of ten, Carl united with the Methodist church and has continued his faithfulness. He was a fine, dependable, trustworthy boy, and was always willing to be of service to others. His cheerful disposition and kind smile won him many friends. He was a kind brother, a fine son, and a good soldier.

He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bradley of Osawatomie; his sister, Mrs. Robert Fields, also of Osawatomie; his brother, Tech. Sgt. Donald W. Bradley with the Eighth Army Air Force in England, eight cousins in the service, and many other relatives and friends who mourn his passing.