Burtes Bailey (1913 - 1944)

Born 11 May 1913 in Fall River, South Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Sep 1944 at age 31 in Florence, Tuscany

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Biography

Burtes Bailey is a part of US Black heritage.

Burtes was born in 1913. He was the son of Robert Bailey and Ella May Cofield.

Burtes served as a staff sergeant for the 370th Infantry 92nd Division during World War II. He was killed on 15 September 1944 and was buried at Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.^[1] There is also a monument for him at the family site in the Edgemont City Cemetery in Edgemont, South Dakota. Burtes was awarded the Purple Heart Medal.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #56362189 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Memorial page for SSgt Burtes W Bailey (11 May 1913-15 Sep 1944), citing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy (plot: Plot F Row 1 Grave 31); Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas"
   National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration
   Ancestry Record 4283 #4987 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Name: Burtes W Bailey; Inducted From: South Dakota; Rank: Staff Sergeant; Combat Organization: 370th Infantry 92nd Division; Death Date: Sep 15 1944; Monument: Florence, Italy; Last Known Status: Buried; U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
   Additional Army Awards.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945"
   United States. Army. Quartermaster General’s Office. Rosters of World War II Dead (all services). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1102 #11965 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Name: Burtes W Bailey; Gender: Male; Race: Negro (Black); Religion: Protestant; Cemetery Name: Florence (Permanent Cemetery), Florence, Italy; Grave Number: F 1 31; Disposition: According to next of kin; Service Branch: Army; Rank: Staff Sergeant; Service Number: 37464613.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1717; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 52
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #99843156 (accessed 6 March 2023)
  Ivilsa B Bailey (6), single son, in household of R B Bailey (44) in Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota. Born in Illinois.
• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Cottonwood, Fall River, South Dakota; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341957
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #121620743 (accessed 6 March 2023)
  Burtie W Bailey (15), single son, in household of Robert B Bailey (54) in Cottonwood, Fall River, South Dakota, USA. Born in South Dakota.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Cottonwood, Fall River, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03855; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24-3
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #109698851 (accessed 6 March 2023)
  Birtus Bailey (26), single son, Laborer, in household of Robert B Bailey (64) in Cottonwood, Fall River, South Dakota. Born in South Dakota.