BAILEY, JOHN HOWARD
Name: John Howard Bailey Rank/Branch: United States Marine Corps/E5 Unit: M3/5 1 MAR DIV Date of Birth: 05 July 1947 Home City of Record: Docena AL Date of Loss: 01 May 1967 Country of Loss: South Vietnam over water Loss Coordinates: 153013 North 1085408 Status (in 1973): Killed in Action/Body not Recovered Category: 5 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: CH46A Missions: Other Personnel in Incident: Refno:
Other Personnel in Incident: Corfield, Stan L.; [Passengers] Bailey, John H.; Dillworth Jr., Earl,; Gaughan, Roger C.; Guajardo, Hilario H.; Lipton, Joseph P.; Smith, Carl A.; Soulier, Duwayne
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action Combat Casualty File. Updated 2003 - see below for source.
REMARKS:
CACCF notes John Bailey was "non" aircrew and died when the helicopter he was being evacuated in, crashed offshore in Military Region 1.
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:34:28 -0500 From: Jerry Ostapowicz <jostapwicz@comcast.net> USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association Subject: Info on Corfield, Stanley L., et al
Incident Date 670501 HMM-165 CH46A #150268
[Crew] Corfield, Stan Leroy SSGT Gunner HMM-165 670501
[Passengers] Bailey, John Howard SGT Pass HS,.M./3/5,1stMarDiv 670501 Dillworth Jr., Earl LCPL Pass,1stMarDiv 670501 Gaughan, Roger Conrad CPL Pass 3/5,1stMarDiv 670501 Guajardo, Hilario H PFC Pass HS,1/5,1stMarDiv 670501 Lipton, Joseph Price LCPL Pass 670501 Smith, Carl Arthur LCPL Pass Co.B./1stSupportBn 670501 Soulier, Duwayne PFC Pass HQ,7thCommBn,1stMarDiv 670501
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAILEY JOHN HOWARD : 2128311 : USMCR :SGT : E5 : 0311 : 19 : DOCENA : AL : 19670501 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Passenger : body NOT recovered : Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 02 : 19470705 : Cauc : Protestant / single : 19E : 003 CORFIELD STAN LEROY : 1683185 : USMCR :SSGT : posthumous promotion : E5 : 6341 : 26 : GALLUP : NM : 19670501 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Crew : body NOT recovered : Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 08 : 19400825 : Cauc : Protestant/married : 19E : 004
DILLWORTH EARL JR : 2224346 : USMCR : LCPL : E3 : 0311 : 21 : SHEFFIELD : AL : 19670501 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Passenger : body recovered :Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 01 : 19450607 : Negro : Protestant/married : 19E : 004
GAUGHAN ROGER CONRAD : 2117503 : USMCR : CPL : E4 : 0311 : 20 : BELCHERTOWN : MA : 19670501 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Passenger : body NOT recovered : Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 02 : 19460624 : Cauc : Roman Catholic/single : 19E : 005
GUAJARDO HILARIO H : 2313507 : USMCR :PFC : E2 : 0351 : 19 : SAN ANTONIO : TX : 19670501 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Passenger : body NOT recovered : Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 00 : 19471201 : Cauc : Roman Catholic/single : 19E : 005
LIPTON JOSEPH PRICE : 2243718 : USMCR : LCPL : E3 : 0311 : 18 : FLORAL PARK : NY : 19670501 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Passenger : body recovered : Offshore, South Vietnam : 01 : 19490203 : Cauc : Protestant / single : 19E : 006
SMITH CARL ARTHUR : 2184978 : USMC : LCPL : E3 : 1381 : 21 : ATTICA : NY : 19670501 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Passenger : body NOT recovered : Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 01 : 19460405 : Cauc : Roman Catholic/single : 19E : 007
SOULIER DUWAYNE : 2201329 : USMCR :PFC : E2 : 0351 : 20 : MILWAUKEE : WI : 19670501 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Passenger : body NOT recovered : Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 01 : 19461231 : Cauc : Roman Catholic/single : 19E : 008
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