World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Everett L. Bailey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SWORN IN SERVICE IN MARCH 1942. RECEIVED PILOT TRAINING AT KELLY FIELD, AND RANDOLPH FIELD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, CHICKASHA FIELD, OKLAHOMA AND LUBBOCK, TEXAS. SERVED WITH THE 545TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 8TH AIR FORCE AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT AND CO-PILOT ON B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' BOMBERS BASED IN ENGLAND IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER FOR EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN 10 BOMBER COMBAT MISSIONS OVER OCCUPIED CONTINENTAL EUROPE. KILLED IN ACTION APRIL 24, 1944; AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.