Bailey Charles Marion

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Charles Marion Bailey is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

UN Memorial Wall of Remembrance

Name:

Charles Marion Bailey

Rank:

Sergeant First Class

Serial Number:

19290173

Unit:

23rd Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1951-05-19

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Old Bull Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA

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Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean War Service Medal

Comments:

Charles Marion Bailey was born on March 2, 1929, in North Carolina. He was the son of John Willis Bailey Jr. and Alda Merrill Bailey. He served in the 1st Airborne Ranger Company, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team attached to the 23rd Infantry Regiment as a Sergeant First Class during the Korean War.

SFC Bailey was Killed in Action on May 19, 1951, in South Korea. He is now buried in the Old Bull Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.koreanwar.org