Lest We Forget
Name: Clarence Albert Bailey War: World War II
Rank: Seaman First Class Serial number: Not mentioned Branch: U. S. Navy
Unit: U.S.S. Monaghan, a destroyer – name of task force not mentioned
Battle or circumstance: “in a forward Pacific area in the company with a large number of naval vessels” – a fleet deployed for combat
Decorations: Information not mentioned
Date born: October 2, 1924
Place born: DeRidder, Louisiana
Date died: December 18, 1944
How died: Ship sank in typhoon
Place died: At sea in the Pacific theater of operations
Place buried: Lost at sea
Home place: 307 Bishop Street
School(s): DeRidder
Affiliations: Baptist Church
Interests: Hunting and fishing
Spouse: Wilma F. Rumby
Children: Sammy Jack Bailey
Parents: King and Ola Bailey
Siblings: Elmore, Robert, Roy, Elve, David Samuel, Arnold, Ronald Wayne Bailey, Donald Wayne Bailey
Comments: Three destroyers sank that day: USS Monaghan – USS Spence – USS Hull
Data provided by: Sammy Jack Bailey, 1809 Orangewood Ct., Beebe, Arkansas 72012
Relationship: Son and only child
Other sources: carbon copy of Secretary of Navy letter of 3 April 1945 & Navy Bureau of Personnel letter of 5 March 1945 provided by SJB (on file @ Beau. Par. Lib.)
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