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Personal info

Full name
BAILES, Allen Watson Jr
Date of birth
14 March 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Hometown
South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35781091
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Scout
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
Near Koblenz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 12 43

Immediate family

Members
Allen W. Bailes Sr. (father)
Lowa R. (Bennett) Bailes (mother)
Richard H. Bailes (brother)
Lester P. Bailes (brother)
Jesse L. Bailes (brother)
Ella M. Bailes (sister)
Etha M. Bailes (sister)
Lewis H. Bailes (brother)
Nancy A. Bailes (sister)
Rosalee Bailes (sister)
Dorothy (Brogan) Bailes (wife)
Allen Bailes II (son)
Judy Bailes (daughter)
Doug Bailes (son)

More information

Pfc Allen W. Bailes Jr. was a painter in construction and maintenance before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 21 July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Judy Bailes, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – James Amor, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census / Long Family Tree, 87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Jim L, www.wwiimemorial.com – James Amor, www.ancestry.com - zyndyne