Charles P Bailey Sr
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UPL 24788
1LT Charles P. Bailey, Sr.
332nd Fighter Group - 99th Fighter Squadron - 15th AF
332nd Fighter Group - 99th Fighter Squadron - 15th AF
Credited with two aerial victories
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Florida, USA | 25 November 1918 | |
Other Graduated Pilot Training/Commissioned |
Tuskegee, AL, USA | 29 April 1943 | Class 43-D-SE |
Other Combat Mission |
Rome, Italy | 27 January 1944 | “At 1425 hours (2:25 p.m.) on the afternoon of Jan. 27, 1944 Lt. Bailey caught an FW-190 headed in the general direction of Rome with a 45-degree deflection shot (from his P-40). The pilot was seen to bail out,” a 99th Squadron Mission Report reads. |
Died |
DeLand, FL, USA | 10 April 2001 | |
Buried |
Daytona Beach, FL, USA | 14 October 2001 | Greenwood Cemetery Daytona Beach Volusia County Florida, USA |
Punta Gorda, FL, USA |
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