James Ray Bailey

Specialist Four
B CO, 1ST BN, 327TH INFANTRY, 101 ABN DIV
Army of the United States
20 October 1945 - 09 December 1965
Cordova, Tennessee
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101 ABN DIV

327TH INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for James Ray Bailey

07 Feb 2001

James Bailey and Benny B. Coe were killed December 9, 1965, in Binh Duong province. They were standing side by side in the back of a 2 1/2 ton truck when a command detonated mine went off under the truck.

A memorial from his friend,
John E. Pagel 2nd.
tfosoca@email.msn.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 1st Bn, 327th Infantry, lost four men killed on 09 Dec 1965 in an incident on Route 13 near Ben Cat; a fifth died the following day from injuries received. It is believed all five were involved in the same incident - the destruction of a 2-1/2 ton truck by a command detonated mine. The five men were
  • B Company:
  • HQ Company:
    • SGT Anthony D. Sheffield, Huntsville, AL
    • SP4 Donald W. Vincent, Wayne, MI


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a friend,
John E. Pagel 2nd.
tfosoca@email.msn.com



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 7 Feb 2001
Last updated 02/02/2008