World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Bailey Belk
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
He was a crew member aboard the USS Pillsbury (DD-227) when on 1 March 1942 she ran into a major Japanese task force and was sunk in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. There were no survivors. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal.