Name:
Bailey Gordon Carnahan
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
O-356106
Unit:
314th Field Artillery Regiment, 80th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-20
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
E
Row:
16
Grave:
17
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Bailey Gordon Carnahan was born in 1914, in Texas. He was the son of Henry Welch Carnahan and Margaret Currie Bailey Carnahan. He served in the 314th Field Artillery Battalion, 80th Infantry Division, as a Major during World War II.
Maj Carnahan was Killed in Action on August 20, 1944, during the liberation of Argentan, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.
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