David Henry Bailey Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 7-Oct-44 in B-17 44-8328; Last seen by pilot,struggling with safety belt Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9341
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16034903 / O-807458
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lafayette, Louisiana | 13 February 1918 | Son of David Henry Sr and Lilian Rose [Blatz] Bailey. |
Enlisted |
El Paso, TX | 25 November 1940 | El Paso, TX |
Died |
Merseburg, Germany | 7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 7-Oct-44 in B-17 44-8328; Last seen struggling with safety belt Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9341 |
Buried |
Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX | Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso, El Paso County, TX | |
Based |
Mendlesham | 7 October 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / H. Province MACR 9341