Harold Brunson Bailey

Military

Killed in Action (KIA) over France when escape hatch opened on B-17 #42-5827.

Lt Bailey died while trying to go over the mountains between France and Spain to evade capture. This was late October 1943. His final resting place is Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lakanuki
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lancaster, South Carolina 14 May 1921

Died

25 October 1943 See Find-a-grave Memorial ID 46516774.

Buried

Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Lancaster Memorial Park Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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Changed Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 46516774.

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Added middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 46516774.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added a cemetery to the Buried event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol  I by Bishop & Hey p. 505;  379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 275