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BAILEY, Joe Wilson - Date of
birth
1 October 1908 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas -
Hometown
Bastrop County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38671835 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
25 December 1945 - Place of
death
1 mile south of Manhay, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas W. Bailey (father)
Norah E. (Wilson) Bailey (mother)
Walter E. Bailey (brother)
More information
Pfc Joe W. Bailey was a chauffeur. He enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 17 March 1944.His squad was defending a roadblock when the enemy laid down a barrage on its position. The squad was ordered to withdraw. He was not present when the squad was reorganized.
Later determined that his remains had been recorvered by enemy and buried in a German Military Cemetery in Ittenbach.
Pfc Bailey's remains have been recovered and identified. PFC Bailey is interred at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas on 30 July 1963. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial.
He was declared officially dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.findagrave.com - Lindsay Thomas, Bastrop Advertiser, Bastrop Texas