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JOHN HOWARD BAILEY
Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps
July 5, 1947 – May 1, 1967
Service recordJohn Howard Bailey, of Docena, Alabama, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 1, 1967, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 19E, Line 3 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19E · Line 3
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Unit (as recorded)
- M CO 3 BN 5 RGT 1 MARDIV
- Born
- July 5, 1947
- Home of record
- Docena, Alabama (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 1, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date May 1, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 19E, Line 3
- JAMES B BELL JRStaff Sergeant · May 1, 1967
- LEYBURN W BROCKWELL JRLieutenant Colonel · May 1, 1967
- EDWARD WALLACE BROWN JRSergeant First Class · May 1, 1967
- DONALD LEROY BUTEHospitalman · May 1, 1967
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.