Joseph Lee Bailey
Military
Object Number - UPL 60723 - S/Sgt Joseph L. Bailey
30 missions. The majority of missions were with the 446th BG. Then the entire crew was transferred to the 389th BG
20-Nov-43 accident in B-24 'Stormy Weather' 41-29160 on a local formation flight. All 11 on board returned.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
La Porte, Indiana | 16 December 1921 | Born La Porte, Indiana |
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Enlisted |
Indianapolis, Indiana | 6 October 1942 | Enlisted Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Died |
La Porte, Indiana | 12 September 1979 | Died La Porte, Indiana |
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Buried |
Patton Cemetery La Porte, Indiana | 15 September 1979 | Interred Patton Cemetery La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/">www.446bg.com/>, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 377-8
