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Personal info

Full name
BAILEY, Ansel Demaupas
Date of birth
28 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
Hometown
Chatham County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34839176
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 3 1

Immediate family

Members
Alexander A. B. Bailey (father)
Irene C. Bailey (mother)
Laura Bailey (sister)
Alexander Jr. Bailey (brother)
Samuel H. Bailey (brother)
Billie Bailey (brother)
Elizabeth Bailey (sister)
Willis Bailey (brother)
Miriam Bailey (sister)

More information

Rhine River. The division reached the Rhine at Andernach and Brohl.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.11tharmoreddivision.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, U.S. School Yearbooks Armstrong Atlantic State University