Everett Lee Bailey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. A bundle of cold-weather flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men UPL 67483 UPL 67483 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 March 1944/Oberpfaffenhofen (Aircraft Plant).
Back L-R: SSgt. Ralph Voorhees (FG), SSgt. Doye Blankenship (FG), unidentified 1, SSgt. Fillman Thurman (BT), unidentified 2.
Middle L-R: Lt. Col William Buck (CA/CP), Capt. Eugene Wilson (N), 1st Lt. William Kinney (B).
Front L-R: TSgt. Alvin Renfro (TT), TSgt. George Carroll (RO), Capt. Lloyd Armstrong (P).
To Be Identified: 2nd Lt. Joseph Lewis (N), 2nd Lt. Everett Bailey (OBS/TG.

Robert Bletscher Collection, 2011.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/36371/category/LeadCrews

545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 8th Air Force 264 42-97477 Grafton Underwood Ralph W Voorhees Doyle Herman Blankenship Filman C Thurman William E Buck Eugene T Wilson William B Kinney Alvin Everette Renfro George Henry Carroll Lloyd Rowland Armstrong Joseph F Lewis Everett Lee Bailey On

Object Number - UPL 67483 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 March 1944/Oberpfaffenhofen (Aircraft Plant). Back L-R: SSgt. Ralph Voorhees (FG), SSgt. Doye Blankenship (FG),...

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102446 'Little Chub'. Crashed in Switzerland. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-102446

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Chub
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 April 1944

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Switzerland 24 April 1944

Revisions

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Added S/N, Rank, Role & Middle Name per info on 384th BG website.

Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4347 / MACR 4347, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. A bundle of cold-weather flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 67483 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 March 1944...