Bratton, Rufus, COL

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
9668-Area Intelligence Officer
Last MOS Group
Military Intelligence
Primary Unit
1945-1946, 9301, HQ Berlin Command
Service Years
1914 - 1952
Other Languages
Japanese
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Infantry
Colonel
Two Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
South Carolina
South Carolina
 Year of Birth
1892
 
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Date of Passing
Mar 19, 1958		  

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Army Staff Identification War Department Military Intelligence Infantry Shoulder Cord US Army Retired (Pre-2007)




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Cold War Veteran




 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was the Chief, Far Eastern Section of the War Department Intelligence Branch (G-2) from early 1937 to July 1944.

He intercepted and encoded the top secret Japanese 14 - Part Message. This message told the Japanese Embassy to break off all diplomatic relations with the USA early on the morning of Sunday, December 7th, 1941. He briefed General George Marshall on the immediate implications of this message. By the time the warnings of this message reached Hawaii, the Pearl Harbor attack was already in progress. 
   
   1943-1945, 2900, 3rd Army

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Cummings, Robert, COL, (1917-1946) AG 42A Colonel
Matthews, Frederick, COL, (1917-1952) AG 2260 Colonel
Thompson, Orlen, BG, (1917-1946) AG 2110 Colonel
Patton, George Smith, GEN, (1909-1945) USA 0002 Lieutenant General
Craig, Louis A., MG, (1909-1952) USA 0002 Major General
Gaffey, Hugh, MG, (1917-1946) USA 0002 Major General
Brittingham, James, BG, (1916-1954) USA 0002 Brigadier General
Maddox, Halley, MG, (1920-1959) USA 0002 Brigadier General
Muller, Walter, MG, (1918-1956) LO 2625 Brigadier General
Williams, Edward T, LTG, (1920-1961) FA 1193 Brigadier General
Blackmore, Philip Guillou, BG, (1911-1950) QM 4510 Colonel
Campanole, Nickolas, COL, (1899-1945) CA 2180 Colonel
Koch, Oscar, BG, (1916-1954) MI 9301 Colonel
Carpenter, Charles, LTC, (1942-1946) AV 101D Lieutenant Colonel
Gleason, James, MAJ, (1940-1943) USA 0002 Major
Adams, Edward Everett, CPT, (1943-1946) CA 8105 Captain
Behers Jr., Bernard, LTC, (1941-1961) SC 0210 Captain
Posey, Robert Kelley, CPT, (1927-1945) CA 8104 Captain
Albright, Frank Phidias, 1LT, (1942-1946) CA 8105 First Lieutenant
Garis, Charles Russell, 1LT, (1941-1945) AR 1222 First Lieutenant
Russell, Joseph, LTC, (1943-1965) QM 4445 First Lieutenant
Smith, Harold T, COL, (1943-1973) FA 1154 Second Lieutenant
[Name Withheld], (1860-1918) EN 00B10 Sergeant Major
Clay, William, M/SGT, (1936-1949) OD 342 Master Sergeant
McQuerry, Charles, CSM, (1943-1983) IN 11B10 Corporal
Mick, Junior, Cpl, (1943-1946) IN 745 Private First Class
Diemer, Christopher, PFC, (1941-1945) IN 745 Private (E-2)
Gibson Sr., Fredrick, Cpl, (1942-1945) AR 736 Private (E-2)
Berkowitz, Leo, 1ST SGT, (1942-1946) MI 631 First Sergeant
Mims, John, M/SGT, (1940-1945) TC 345 Master Sergeant
Allen, William, S/SGT, (1940-1945) SC 776 Staff Sergeant
Dietz, Robert, S/SGT, (1941-1945) IN 745 Staff Sergeant
Gunderson, Conrad, S/SGT, (1941-1945) FA 645 Staff Sergeant
REDINGER, CECIL, T/4, (1942-1946) OD 909 Technician Third Grade
Brubeck, Dave, SGT, (1942-1946) AB 439 Sergeant
Dodd, Fred, SGT, (1940-1945) IN 188 Sergeant
Gardner, Robert Louis, SGT, (1943-1962) OD 913 Sergeant
Hawk (CMoH), John Druse, SGT, (1943-1945) IN 604 Sergeant
Rulli, Anthony, SGT, (1943-1945) EN 968 Sergeant
Worley, Oscar, SGT, (1941-1945) AR 761 Sergeant
Garrett, Richard, T/4, (1944-1946) IN 745 Technician Fourth Grade
Meyer, Russell Albion, T/4, (1941-1945) SC 043 Technician Fourth Grade
Crenna, Richard Donald, Cpl, (1944-1945) SC 05B10 Corporal
Culver, Roy, Cpl, (1942-1947) IN 521 Corporal
Marsh, Douglas Wayne, Cpl, (1943-1946) MP 669 Corporal
Mickel, Donald, SGT, (1944-1945) IN 746 Corporal
Collier, Garth, T/5, (1943-1945) TC 931 Technician Fifth Grade
Eddy, George, T/5, (1942-1945) EN 846 Technician Fifth Grade
Goodson, Milton, T/5, (1943-1946) TC 345 Technician Fifth Grade
Martin, John EN 78 Technician Fifth Grade
Reeves, Linual, T/5, (1942-1945) FA 645 Technician Fifth Grade
Hughes, John, PFC, (1943-1944) UN 00E Private First Class
Keasler, John, PFC, (1942-1945) IN 607 Private First Class
Nethercott, Joseph John, PFC, (1943-1945) IN 745 Private First Class
Cerroni, Angelo, PVT, (1942-1945) AR 610 Private
Fesmire, George Richard, PVT, (1943-1945) AR 795 Private
Gilmore, John, PFC, (1943-1945) EN 729 Private
Kidd, Andrew, PFC, (1942-1945) FA 845 Private
King, Charles, PVT, (1940-1945) UN 00E Private

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