On Feb. 24, 1941, when Wilber’s unit of the Maine National Guard was inducted into federal service, the Bradt family members were:
- Wilber E. Bradt, b. 1900, Indiana
- Chemist, professor, soldier
- Norma S. Bradt, b. 1905, Wisconsin
- Pianist, writer, mother
- Hale V. Bradt, b. 1930, Washington State
- Fourth grader, studying violin
- Valerie E. Bradt, b. 1932, Washington State
- Third grader studying piano