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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.
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The
President of the United States