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BAILEY, James T - Date of
birth
1 April 1917 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Maryland -
Hometown
Quantico, Wicomico County, Maryland -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33378939 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Field Artillery Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinty of Schönberg, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John Bailey (father)
Bertha Bailey (mother)
Nudie Bailey (wife)
More information
Pvt James T. Bailey was a construction worker before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 9 October 1942.His battery which was located east of St. Vith, was attacked by German infantry on 17 December 1944 and surrounded within a short time. The men who were not surrounded were given orders to mount trucks and proceed west to St. Vith. It was presumed that Pvt Bailey was either captured or killed. Captured German records contain in reference to Pvt Bailey. There is no burial report for him.
In July-August 1951 an investigation was conducted in the vicinity of Herresbach, Amel and Schönberg, Saint-Vith to recover his remains, with negative result. Therefore it was concluded that Pvt Bailey went Missing in Action on 17 December 1944 and, according to official procedures, he was declared dead at the official date of 18 December 1945.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com