World War II Honoree

William Henry Bailey

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Adna, Washington

Honored By

W. R. Bill Bailey

Relationship

Son

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND GUN MARKSMAN ON THE USS SAN JACINTO CVL-30. SERVED THE ENTIRE WAR AT SEA. RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: MARCH 1945 ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON FOR ASSAULT AND SUPPORT ON OKINAWA GUNTO, JUNE 1944 ONE STAR FOR NEUTRALIZATION OF BASES IN THE MARIANAS AND WESTERN PACIFIC, JUNE 1944 CAPTURE OF SAIPAN, JUNE 1944 BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINES SEA, JULY 1944 CAPTURE OF GUAM, JULY 1944 CAPTURE OF TINIAN, JULY 1944 PALAUS YAP ULITHI RAID, AUGUST 1944 BONINS RAID, APRIL 1945 PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND TWO BRONZE STARS FOR OCTOBER 1944 THE INITIAL LANDING AND BEING UNDER ENEMY ATTACK AT LEYTE ISLAND, FEBRUARY 1945 ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON FOR IWO JIMA ISLAND INVASION, FEBRUARY 1944 AMERICAN AREA AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBONS, THREE OPERATION-ENGAGEMENT STARS FOR SEPTEMBER 1944 THE WESTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS OPERATION, OCTOBER 1944 THE LEYTE OPERATION AND JANUARY 1945 FOR THE LUZON OPERATION FOR THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON.