2nd Lt. William Russell BAILEY

1923 - 1943  (20 years)

• Name	William Russell BAILEY
  Prefix	2nd Lt.
  Nickname	Little Bill
  Birth	3 Feb 1923	Clermont County, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jul 1943	Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, France
  Burial	Cambridge American Cem. and Memorial, Croton, Cambridgeshire, England   [1]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Alice Wood BAILEY,   b. 30 Jun 1918, Mason, Kentucky d. 12 Oct 2014, Maysville, Mason, Kentucky  (Age 96 years)   2. 2nd Lt. William Russell BAILEY,   b. 3 Feb 1923, Clermont County, Ohio d. 4 Jul 1943, Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, France  (Age 20 years)
  Person ID	I18198	bmds
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	James Yost BAILEY,   b. 11 Nov 1890, Adairville, Logan, Kentucky d. 30 Dec 1987, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Natalie WOOD,   b. 25 Aug 1895, Kentucky d. 20 Mar 1986, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F7294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Feb 1923 - Clermont County, Ohio Death - 4 Jul 1943 - Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, France Burial - - Cambridge American Cem. and Memorial, Croton, Cambridgeshire, England
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 56287502.