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DONALD RAY BAILEY
Corporal · U.S. Army
December 14, 1950 – March 31, 1971
Service recordDonald Ray Bailey, of Willow Grove, Delaware, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on March 31, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 96
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- December 14, 1950
- Home of record
- Willow Grove, Delaware (Kent County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 31, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date March 31, 1971; two of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 96
- RAPHAEL LORENZO COLLAZOSergeant · March 17, 1968
- ROBERT LEESpecialist Four · March 31, 1971
- RANDOLPH LEE MARTHEPrivate First Class · March 31, 1971
- HAROLD EDWIN MYERSSpecialist Four · March 31, 1971
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.