World War II Honoree

Herbert B. Bailey, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Stacyville, Maine

Honored By

G. Holcomb

ATTENDED MILITARY SCHOOL AND THEN ENTERED SERVICE AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT. IN DECEMBER 1940. DID PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING AT GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, AND, RANDOLPH FIELD, TEXAS. TRAINED AS A GLIDER PILOT IN OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA AND DALLAS, TEXAS. SENT TO ENGLAND IN FEBRUARY 1944 AND IN SEPTEMBER 1944, FLEW A GLIDER CARRYING A JEEP AND MEMBERS OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE TO GROESBEEK, HOLLAND DURING OPERATION MARKET GARDEN. IN DECEMBER 1944, HE FLEW ANOTHER GLIDER MISSION INTO BASTOGNE, BELGIUM DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. ON MARCH 24, 1945, HE FLEW ANOTHER GLIDER MISSION INTO WESEL, GERMANY. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.