Medal of Honor
July 23, 1917
U.S.S. Pittsburgh at Sea
- Rank at action
- Commander
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- World War I
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Pittsburgh
The Citation
Sources ↓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.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Willis Winter Bradley Jr — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003427
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Accredited to
- North Dakota
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f842170a908f856eccbc42ac58d48d074275ddb1effbd9bcd44b53d8f4f1f1bc
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.