The Gillingham & Battle B-26 Crashes of 1944
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Sgt Edward F Bailey

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Left, the dog tag of Edward F Bailey, presumably found upon excavation of the crash site in later years. (photo found in the Bryan Jones 394th BG Research Collection)

The dog tag was discovered in a box of research material in 2011, still in England. Through the efforts of Lori Oschefski, in Canada and Anne Brooker, in England, Edward's family was found in the United States and the tag was released to them. 

Edward F Bailey was the son of James J Baily and his wife Edna Rose Willis. Edward was one of seven children. His older brother James Alvoid Bailey (born May 22, 1917) died April 20, 1945 in a plane crash in Sweetwater, Texas. Twenty five men were killed in this crash of a U.S.A.A.F C-47 Dakota transport aircraft. All but one of these men on board were returning home from combat in Europe.ll but one of the men onboard were returning homemcombat in Europe.

WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings 
Name:Edward F. Bailey 
Death Date:6 Jun 1944
Cemetery:Tablets of The Missing At Cambridge American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot:Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City:CambridgeCemetery 
Country:England 
War:World War II
Awards:Air Medal, Purple Heart
Title:SergeantRank:Sergeant
Service:U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID:12189177
Division:587th Bomber Squadron, 394th Bomber Group, Medium
Data Source:World War II Honor Roll

World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas about Edward F BaileyName:Edward F BaileyInducted From:New YorkRank:SergeantCombat Organization:587th Bomber Squadron 394th BomberDeath Date:6 Jun 1944Monument:Cambridge, EnglandLast Known Status:MissingU.S. Awards:Purple Heart Medal Air Medal



Edward's name on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
taken by Lori Oschefski October 2010
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