Technical Sergeant William J. Brady was a B-17 radio operator and tail gunner assigned to the 493rd Bomb Group, 860th Bomb Squadron at Debach, England. He flew 25 B-17 missions.
His tan cotton canvas cap has a stitched brim and crown. Underneath the brim are 24 stenciled bombs and a pinned-on prop and wing insignia.
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