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BAILEY, Tiffany Hammond - Date of
birth
20 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Spring Arbor, Jackson County, Michigan -
Hometown
Spring Arbor, Jackson County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36977973 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Beaufort, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Erwin T. Bailey (father)
Ladora C. (Hammond) Bailey (mother)
Wilma A. (Benson) Bailey (wife)
More information
Pvt Tiffany H. Bailey’s parents died when he was very young and he was raised by his grandparents.He attended high school for three years and was employed by the Walker Michigan Co. when he enlisted on 16 February 1942.
On 5 February I Company sent out a patrol, consisting of 1 officer and 20 enlisted men, to cross the Sauer River in the vicinity of Beaufort. They encountered heavy enemy machinegun and mortar fire. The mission was not accomplished due to swift current and swollen river.
He was killed by mortar shell fragments that hit his head and thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem