William Bradford Bailey
MilitaryL-R 2nd Lt Roland J Lanoue, Major Walker L Boone, Lt Louis W Lee, Lt Agnew and Lt Col William B Bailey.
Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. 186 x combat missions. Credited 3 x kills (air), 3 x kills (ground).
Awards: SS, DFC (6OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, American Campaign and Defense, Legion d'Honneur.
Post war: Remained in USAF rising to the rank of Lt General.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Stinky Poo 5PO
- Unit: Headquarters Squadron (3rd Air Division) 353rd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Butch II Eager Eddie Portland Rose
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 405th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron 361st Fighter Squadron 509th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 406th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron 375th Fighter Squadron 512th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Double Trouble
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Double Trouble Two
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lynn, Massachusetts | 20 August 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Rochester, NY, USA | 22 November 1940 | Enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in the Army Air Corp. |
Other Crashed |
Fort Dix, NJ, USA | 7 August 1942 | Landing Accident Destroyed by Fire Fort Dix, NJ Cat 5 damage William B Bailey, 7-Aug-42. P-40F 41-13717 - 59FS 33FG |
Other Crashed |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 11 August 1943 | Landing Accident Martlesham Heath/Sta 366 Cat 3 damage William B Bailey, 11-Aug-43. P-47D 42-22482 - 352FS 353FG 8AF |
Other E/A Destroyed |
France | 14 October 1943 | Bf109 destroyed France, 14-Oct-43. |
Other Promoted |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 8 April 1944 | Promoted to Lt Colonel. |
Other Transferred |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 7 August 1944 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other End Tour of Duty #1 (ETD) |
England, UK | 12 August 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty #1 (ETD) |
Other Re-Assigned |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 2 November 1944 | Re-assigned to 353FG HQ. |
Other E/A Destroyed x 2 |
Ruhr, Germany | 3 February 1945 | 2 x Fw190 destroyed Ruhr 3-Feb-45. |
Other Detached Service Sweden |
Sweden | 8 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 | Detached Service to Sweden. |
Other End Tour of Duty #2 (ETD) |
England, UK | 23 May 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty #2 (ETD) |
Died |
Atlanta, IN, USA | 14 January 2012 | |
Based |
Raydon | 8 July 1944 | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 76, Grave 739 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45