World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Perry Bailey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Troy, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. TAIL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 782ND SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON 13 SEPTEMBER 1944 ON A COMBAT MISSION TO AN OIL REFINERY IN OSWIECEM, POLAND. BADLY INJURED IN HIS FACE BY 20 MILLIMETER SHELL FIRE, HE BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT AND LANDED BEHIND RUSSIAN LINES.