Bailey, Lyndall Burgess

1918 - 2009  (91 years)

• Name	Bailey, Lyndall Burgess
  Birth	30 Apr 1918	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BAIL.L010
  _FGRAVE	24549182
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Company B, 330th Engineer (General Service) Regiment, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on March 31, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for The Corps of Engineers, completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty Of Light Truck Driver (345). Departed the U.S. on November 30, 1944 bound for The Pacific Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Company B, 330th Engineer (General Service) Regiment through the Central Burma and India-Burma Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician 5th Grade on January 6, 1946 at The Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2055732
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Bailey, Lyndall Burgess (1918-2009) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		China Burma India Theater -- World War II
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Bailey, Lyndall B. (1918-2009)
  Death	26 Oct 2009	Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas
  Burial	Mount Judea Cemetery, Mount Judea, Newton County, Arkansas   [2]
  Person ID	I43122	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Bailey, Roscoe,   b. 1894   d. 1971 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Johnson, Georgia,   b. 13 Jul 1896   d. 12 Mar 1992 (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F16717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vickrey, Cathern Lillian,   b. 24 Nov 1921   d. 3 Jun 2005, Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1938
  Age at Marriage	He was 20 years - She was 16 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Bailey, Patty Sue,   b. 20 Nov 1942, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Oct 2005, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F16716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Apr 1918 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Death - 26 Oct 2009 - Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas Burial - - Mount Judea Cemetery, Mount Judea, Newton County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14993] World War II Honoree, Lyndall B. Bailey, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2055732) (Reliability: 2). [S13505] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bailey, Cathern L. and Lyndall B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24549182/lyndall-burgess-bailey), none. (Reliability: 2).