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Personal info

Full name
BAILEY, John F
Date of birth
28 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
Hometown
Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16075078
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Scheidgen, Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
I 7 3

Immediate family

Members
John F. Bailey (father)
Letha M. Bailey (mother)
Mary A. Bailey (sister)
Louis R. Bailey (brother)
Eileen C. Bailey (sister)
Joseph T. Bailey (brother)
Virginia M. Bailey (wife)

More information

Pvt John F. Bailey enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 8 October 1942.

He voluntary enlisted in the Illinois National Guard on 8 December 1941.

He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1925 Census / 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Iowa Births and Christenings, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten