Bays, William Dale 'Bill'

1925 - 2003  (77 years)

• Name	Bays, William Dale 'Bill'
  Birth	8 Aug 1925	Greene County, Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BAYS.W001
  _FGRAVE	12522660
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Army
  		Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, William Dale 'Bill' Bays (1925-2003) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	4 Jan 2003  [1, 4]
  	Bill D. Bays, 77, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Willow Creek Nursing Home.
  Burial	Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Lyons, Greene County, Indiana   [1]
  		Headstone, Bays, Mildred Hasler and Billy D.
  Person ID	I47041	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Hasler, Mildred Lucille,   b. 4 Aug 1925   d. 4 Mar 2003, Terre Haute Union Hospital, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Bays, Jerry > 2. Bays, Renee
  Family ID	F17364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Aug 1925 - Greene County, Indiana Burial - - Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Lyons, Greene County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a self-employed truck driver. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World War II with the 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion in Europe. He was a member of Bloomfield Masonic Lodge and Worthington American Legion.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14092] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bays, Mildred Hasler and Billy D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12522628), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14094] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bays, Bill D., 77, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12522660/william-dale-bays), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14095] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bays, Bill D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12522660), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14093] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bays, Mildred L., 77, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12522628), none. (Reliability: 2).