Paul Bailey was born 3 Sept 1922 and passed away 2 April 1987. Paul Bailey is interred at Lt. Carl Bailey Cemetary located in Punta Gorda, Florida.
2 April 1987 (b. 3 Sept 1922) Bailey, Paul. Photographed by: Bentley-7775 : taken <16 Feb 2024>.
Pfc. Paul Bailey was a chaplain’s assistant assigned to the Army’s Company D. 2805th Engineering Battalion in the western Pacific.
Paul Bailey has six brothers, all but one served in World War II. The “Fighting Bailey Brothers” have been locally memorialized with the naming of the Punta Gorda Airport passenger terminal as “Bailey Terminal” and the Punta Gorda city park at the corner of MLK Boulevard and East Virginia Avenue named “Bailey Brothers Park”, both in their honor. https://puntagordamurals.org/murals/local-black-history-panel-7-military/
City Park dedicated to the Bailey Brothers https://www.ci.punta-gorda.fl.us/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/40/711
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