Bailey, Terrance William

1920 - 1943  (23 years)

• Name	Bailey, Terrance William
  Birth	26 Jul 1920	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BAIL.T002
  _FGRAVE	24630988
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy Reserve  [1, 3, 4]
  	Served as a Seaman First Class with US Naval Reserve, Fleet Reserve, service dates unknown. Died November 9, 1943. Buried with military honors at Orchard Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Illinois. Also honored at the Elmwood WWII Memorial in that city. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1901339
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy Reserve
  		United States Navy Reserve
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II, Shoulder Piping Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve; all other branches were worn on the left.
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rank Insignia of World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left. The Engine Room Force was organized somewhat differently from other branches. Historically, non-rated engine room men were paid at a higher rate than their deck counterparts because of the more strenuous nature of their work.…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Bailey, Terrance William (1920-1943)
  Death	9 Nov 1943  [1]
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Bailey, Terrance W.
  		Headstone, Bailey, Terrance W.
  Person ID	I42959	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Bailey, ?   d. Bef 1940
  Mother	?, Nancy,   b. 1891, Illinois
  Family ID	F16663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jul 1920 - Illinois Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13270] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bailey, Terrance W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24630988/terrance-william-bailey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10183] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 19, page 9b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14712] World War II Honoree, Terrance William Bailey, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1901339) (Reliability: 2).