~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, NWA/DL Capt. William B.
Bradford
March 29, 1951 ~ December 3, 2016
Notification with the passing of retired
Republic/Northwest/Delta pilot Captain William B. Bradford, age 65. I believe
he was Detroit based but my information is very limited.
To view/sign the online guestbook please visit
Captain Bradford’s obituary indicates funeral services will be
held this Friday, December 9th with visitation the evening prior at the Douglas
& Johnson Funeral Home in Salem NH.
If anyone has more information to share, we can then update our memorial
site. Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary................................
William B. Bradford, 65, of Salem, N.H., passed away Saturday, December 3,
2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, M.A, surrounded by his wife and
children. William was born in Manchester, N.H., the son of the late William and
Leslie Spencer Bradford. William was also the son of the late Albert and Gladys
Reynolds.
William was a Class of ’69 graduate of Brewster Academy, in Wolfeboro,
N.H., and a Class of ‘74 graduate of A&T State University, in Greensboro,
N.C. William was an ROTC Arnold Air Society member and was awarded the Arnold
Air Society trophy for his class at graduation. William was assigned to Reese
Air Force Base in Lubbock, T.X. for pilot training where he trained on the T-37
and T-38. After completing pilot training, he was assigned to the C-130 and
stationed at Pope AFB to the 40th TAS Squadron. From there, he was transferred
to the 345th TAS at Yokota AFB, Japan. From Japan, William was stationed at RAF
Woodbridge, England to the 67th Air Rescue Squadron; from there he went to the
57th Air Rescue Squadron at Eglin AFB in Florida. From Florida, William went to
the Air Force Reserve Base at Westover where he flew the C-130 and the C-5A.
During his time at Westover, William served as Squadron Commander of the 337th
and after leaving Westover, he served as the USAF Emergency Preparedness Liaison
Officer for New England. William retired from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel
in 2004.
During his U.S. Air Force career, William served in both the Persian Gulf
War and Desert Storm.
William flew for Republic Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines
where he retired as a 747-400 Pilot. He was an avid skier, sailor and loved the
holidays. William shared these passions with his children.
William will be sadly missed by his wife Julieta M. Bradford of Salem; his
first wife, Michelle (Bradley) Bradford, of Salem, his two sons, William
Bradford of Thibodaux, L.A., Wm. Michael Bradford and Nicole Arsenault, of
Salem; his five daughters, Jennifer M. Williams and husband Nathan of Southern
Pines, N.C., Karen Bradford and Osagie Doyle of Nantucket, M.A., Heather
Bradford and Tommy Wodarski, of Salem, Kimberly DiFranco and husband Andrew of
Lowell, M.A., and Sarah Bradford of Salem, his three grandsons Cohen and Boyce
Williams and Makai Doyle; a step-granddaughter; Vanessa, his three
step-children; Carlito Lazarte from the Philippines, Mary Rose Domingo of Salem
and Jhona Bel Lazarte of Salem; his brother; Jay Reynolds and wife Leah; his
sisters Gayle Burton and husband Ed, Debbie Reynolds, and Cindy Henderson and
husband Tom; his uncles Peter Reynolds and Arthur Reynolds and wife Dorothy; his
cousin Ralph Spencer; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
William was predeceased by his brothers Albert and Peter Reynolds.
Relatives and friends are invited to visitation on Thursday, December 8th,
2016 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Douglas & Johnson Funeral Home, 214 Main St.,
Salem, NH. A funeral service will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral
home. Cremation will follow.
Donations in honor of William’s fight and hope may be made to Project ALS
online https://fundraise.projectals.org/checkout/donation?eid=69946
or by mailing donations to Project ALS, 801 Riverside Drive, Suite 6G, New York,
NY 10032.
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