Loren Andrew Bradley was born on October 19, 1925, at Oxford in Butler County, Ohio, to Herbert William Bradley (1906–1987) and Margaret (Poston) Warren Bradley (1900-1971). Loren also grew up at home with two half siblings from his mother's first marriage in 1919 to Leroy Warren (1901–1927): (1) Grace Warren Lewis (1920–1958), and (2) Chester W. Warren (1921–2006).
During World War II, CK2 Loren Andrew Bradley (1925-1972), USNR, served in the U. S. Navy. After the war, Loren was employed by Miami University at Oxford in Butler County, Ohio. On July 8, 1952, in Butler County, Ohio, Loren Andrew Bradley wed Marcia Gertrude Miller. The couple is not known to have raised any children. Loren died at the age of forty-five on August 18, 1971, at Oxford in Butler County, Ohio, and was interred several days later in Beechwood Cemetery at Morning Sun in Preble County, Ohio. Loren's widow, Marcia Gertrude (Miller) Bradley appears to have remarried after his death because her gravesite has been difficult to find.
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Before writing the above "bio" of CK2 Loren Andrew Bradley, Bruce Garver attached the following two documents to Loren's Find a Grave Memorial:
(1) From the " U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947":
Name: Loren Andrew Bradley / Race: Negro (Black)
Age: 18
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1925
Birth Place: Oxford, Ohio
Residence Place: Oxford, Butler, Ohio
Registration Date: 19 Oct 1943
Registration Place: Butler, Ohio
Employer: Miami University
Weight: 170
Complexion: Black / Eye Color: Brown / Hair Color: Black
Height: 6'
Next of Kin: Margaret Bradley / Household Members: 1
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(2) From the "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993":
Name: Loren Andrew Bradley / Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1927
Marriage Date: 8 Jul 1952
Marriage Place: Butler, Ohio, USA
Father: Herbert William Bradley
Mother: Margaret Poston
Spouse: Marcia Gertrude Miller
Film Number: 002251852