🔒 William Bratton - Radioman; TBM Avenger; VC-63, WWII; Series 31 ALL EPISODES

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Welcome to the PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER William Bratton series – a person of native American heritage who became a Petty Officer and Radio Operator in TBM Avenger squadron VC-63 stationed aboard the escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay. During Mr. Bratton’s service he witnessed kamikaze attacks, endured a flying accident, participated in the bombing of Japan, and was in Tokyo Bay during the surrender as well as ferried allied POW’s out of Japan after the war in 1945. Tighten your chin strap and affix your headphones radioman! You are deep inside the belly of a TBM Avenger in charge of communications for your crew and without you, your crew and squadron are flying blind in a war zone.