Col
Ruby
Grace
Bradley
Born in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 94
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Sep 2022
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Biography
Ruby Bradley is Notable.
Born in Spencer, West Virginia but lived in Falls Church, Virginia for 50 years. She entered the United States Army Nurse Corps as a surgical nurse in 1934. She was serving at Camp John Hay in the Philippines when she was captured by the Japanese army three weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. She remained a POW until February 1945. After the war, she studied nursing education and administration at UCLA. She returned to the Army and served during the Korean war in Korea and Japan.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Ruby Bradley
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6458079/ruby-grace-bradley: accessed 04 September 2022), memorial page for COL Ruby Grace Bradley (19 Dec 1907–28 May 2002), Find A Grave: Memorial #6458079, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by William Barritt (contributor 46493296) .
- Official Military Personnel File of Ruby G. Bradley archives.gov
- US Army office of medical history
See also:
- McLellan, Dennis. "Ruby Bradley, 94; Army Nurse Was 'Angel in Fatigues' for POWs]". Los Angeles Times. June 2, 2002.
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