2nd Lt. William Russell BAILEY
1923 - 1943 (20 years)
Generation: 1
1. 2nd Lt. William Russell BAILEY was born on 3 Feb 1923 in Clermont County, Ohio (son of James Yost BAILEY and Natalie WOOD); died on 4 Jul 1943 in Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, France; was buried in Cambridge American Cem. and Memorial, Croton, Cambridgeshire, England. Notes:
Second Lieutenant William R. Bailey was a member of the 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Bomb Squadron. On July 4, 1943, Bailey was the navigator of a B-17 flown by 1st Lt. Frank W. Scott. Scott’s B-17 was hit and set on fire. Seven crewmembers were able to parachute from the flaming B-17. One of those parachutes was burning. However none of the crew survived. The plane was at least five miles out to sea and even those who parachuted safely must have drowned. Based on an investigation that took place after the war, the entire crew was determined to have died that day.
2. James Yost BAILEY was born on 11 Nov 1890 in Adairville, Logan, Kentucky; died on 30 Dec 1987 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; was buried in Washington Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Washington, Mason, Kentucky. James married Natalie WOOD. Natalie was born on 25 Aug 1895 in Kentucky; died on 20 Mar 1986 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; was buried in Washington Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Washington, Mason, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Natalie WOOD was born on 25 Aug 1895 in Kentucky; died on 20 Mar 1986 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; was buried in Washington Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Washington, Mason, Kentucky. Children:
- Alice Wood BAILEY was born on 30 Jun 1918 in Mason, Kentucky; died on 12 Oct 2014 in Maysville, Mason, Kentucky; was buried in Washington Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Washington, Mason, Kentucky.
- 1. 2nd Lt. William Russell BAILEY was born on 3 Feb 1923 in Clermont County, Ohio; died on 4 Jul 1943 in Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, France; was buried in Cambridge American Cem. and Memorial, Croton, Cambridgeshire, England.