Donald W. Bradford
Tinker Air Force Base machinist and community volunteer
Donald W. Bradford was born February 7, 1926, in Wichita, Kansas. He settled in Oklahoma in 1935. His parents were Doyle and Florence Bradford; his father served as a U.S. Naval flyer and later as a Marine bomber pilot.
He attended Central High School and retired after 34 years at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City as a machinist and foreman.
He was married to Donna Jean. They had no children. His community work included roles with the Red Cross, Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts, the Oklahoma County Historical Society, and founding involvement with the Central Oklahoma Sailing Association (COSA).
Source: Oklahoma County Historical Society biographic sketch form (scan provided by Steve Lackmeyer, September 2026).
