Richard Harding Bailey
Military
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FRE 1481
A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30207) nicknamed "Big Red.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bailey Crew.'
Richard H. Bailey Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
Standing Left to Right: George Bartuska (B), Richard H. Bailey (P), William L. Tobin (CP), Laurence M. Bairstow (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Ned Transou (R/O), John J. Thompson (FE), Donald E. Marble (WG), Ralph Higgins (TG), Edward L. Gwinnell (WG), Roy L. Graziani (BTG)
Roger Freeman Collection
Richard H. Bailey Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
Standing Left to Right: George Bartuska (B), Richard H. Bailey (P), William L. Tobin (CP), Laurence M. Bairstow (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Ned Transou (R/O), John J. Thompson (FE), Donald E. Marble (WG), Ralph Higgins (TG), Edward L. Gwinnell (WG), Roy L. Graziani (BTG)
Roger Freeman Collection
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Major
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People
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Missions
- Date: 6 September 1943
- Date: 3 September 1943
- Date: 2 September 1943
- Date: 24 August 1943
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Syracuse, New York | 24 August 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Syracuse, NY, USA | 21 January 1942 | |
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 July 1943 - 5 January 1944 | Completed 25 combat mission tour |
Died |
Rochester, NY, USA | 14 July 2000 | |
Buried |
Town of Pittsford, NY, USA | 17 July 2000 | White Haven Memorial Park • Pittsford, Monroe County, New York, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html