Dean Fay Bailey (1932 - 2006)

Born 17 Jan 1932 in Ida Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Jun 2006 at age 74 in Onsted, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

Corporal Dean Bailey served in the United States Army in the Korean War
Service started: Jan 16 1951
Unit(s):
Service ended: Nov 25 1953

Dean Bailey was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal.

Dean Bailey was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

Dean Bailey was awarded the Korean Service Medal.

Dean Bailey was awarded the United Nations Service Medal Korea.

Dean Bailey was awarded the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Biography

The son of William Bailey and Rena (Bilby) Bailey, Dean was born in Ida Township in 1932. His father died of pneumonia the next year and he and his brother, and mother, went to live with his grandfather in Cambridge Township, in Tipton, Michigan.^[1]

Dean Fay Bailey January 17th, 1932 to June 29th, 2006. United States Army Corporal Dean enlisted for a 3 year contract on January 16th, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan SN: 16355759 and after basic training he underwent signal corp supply technician school from March 1951 to May 1951 and during that time on May 16th, 1951 he was promoted to E-2 Private but during his 2 years 10 months and 10 days of Army service 1 year 1 month and 27 days of it was spent overseas serving in the Korean War, in which he participated in 4 campaigns. Dean was promoted to Corporal on April 3rd, 1953 and he was Honorably Discharged on November 25th, 1953 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana Personal Info: From: Ida, Michigan, brown hair and blue eyes, 6 foot 185 pounds, before the service he was a Laborer with the American Chain and Cable Company, divorced, 8 years of grammar 4 years of high school Known Awards Below The Army Good Conduct Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Korean Service Medal with 4 Bronze Campaign Stars, The UN Korea Medal, and The Republic of Korea War Service Medal

Dean enlisted in the United States Army on January 16, 1951 and was discharged on November 25, 1953.^[2] He received the Purple Star and four Bronze Star medals.^[3]

Dean married three times. He first married Marjorie Ann Loveland (1934-1997), the daughter of Donald Loveland and Marie Bear, marrying in Adrian, Michigan on August 30, 1952.^[4] He later married Joyce A. (1939-1966), with whom he had two children.

He was employed as a machine operator at American Chain & Cable Company in Adrian for 35 years and owned and operated Dean's Antenna Service for 40 years.^[3] He later married Wanda (Dopp) Poling, marrying in Adrian in 1985. He passed away at the age of 74 and is buried at Maple Shade Cemetery, Onsted, Michigan.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4G7-M2Q : 10 January 2021), Dean Bailey in household of Fay D Bilby, Cambridge Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-19, sheet 7B, line 42, family 147, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1778.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #52229461
4. ↑ Marjorie A Loveland discovered in Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952via @Ancestry. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 132; Film Title: 46 Lenawee 6380-9699; Film Description: Lenawee (1946-1952). Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #52229461