| Name |
Bailey, Winfred Ardell 'Bill' |
| Birth |
10 Aug 1924 |
Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BAIL.W002 |
| _FGRAVE |
125392007 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Company L, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th 'Blackhawk' Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on April 8, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty Of Rifleman (745), attended 5 months of College Engineering Courses in the Army Specialized Training Program, and was assigned to Company L, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th 'Blackhawk' Infantry Division. Departed the U.S. with his unit on January 10, 1945 bound for the European Theater Of Operations. Fought in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on April 5, 1946 at The Separation Center, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
(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=2085744
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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. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Bailey, Winfred Ardell 'Bill' (1924*2002)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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89th Infantry ("Blackhawk") Division, United States Army
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89th Infantry ("Blackhawk") Division, United States Army
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Central Europe
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European Theater of World War II
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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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,… |
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Rhineland Campaign, World War II
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
9 Dec 2002 |
West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois [1] |
| Burial |
Maplewood Cemetery, New Lenox, Will County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Bailey, Winfred
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Headstone, Bailey, Winfred A. and Dorothy L.
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| Person ID |
I43124 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
11 Jun 2023 |
English
1924 - 2002 (78 years)
