Retired Msgt. Harry G. Bailey Sr., 77, died Friday, May 25, 2001, at Providence Hospital in Columbia. He was a son of the late Samps W. Bailey and Mary Bolding Bailey of Starkville, Miss. He was a Master Mason, Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner. He was also a member of American Legion Post 182 in Columbia.
Msgt. Bailey participated in the initial assault of Utah Beach on D-Day with Company E, 8th Infantry Regiment, where he received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters. He was also in the Battle of the Bulge and served his country for 41 years in Federal Service.
Surviving are his son, Harry G. Jr. of Columbia; daughters, Donna Deschenes of Fort Collins, Colo., and Rebecca Moraski of Greenville; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Dunbar Funeral Home. Published in The Greenville News on May 27, 2001.
Msgt. Bailey participated in the initial assault of Utah Beach on D-Day with Company E, 8th Infantry Regiment, where he received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters. He was also in the Battle of the Bulge and served his country for 41 years in Federal Service.
Surviving are his son, Harry G. Jr. of Columbia; daughters, Donna Deschenes of Fort Collins, Colo., and Rebecca Moraski of Greenville; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Dunbar Funeral Home. Published in The Greenville News on May 27, 2001.
Retired Msgt. Harry G. Bailey Sr., 77, died Friday, May 25, 2001, at Providence Hospital in Columbia. He was a son of the late Samps W. Bailey and Mary Bolding Bailey of Starkville, Miss. He was a Master Mason, Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner. He was also a member of American Legion Post 182 in Columbia.
Msgt. Bailey participated in the initial assault of Utah Beach on D-Day with Company E, 8th Infantry Regiment, where he received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters. He was also in the Battle of the Bulge and served his country for 41 years in Federal Service.
Surviving are his son, Harry G. Jr. of Columbia; daughters, Donna Deschenes of Fort Collins, Colo., and Rebecca Moraski of Greenville; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Dunbar Funeral Home. Published in The Greenville News on May 27, 2001.
Msgt. Bailey participated in the initial assault of Utah Beach on D-Day with Company E, 8th Infantry Regiment, where he received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters. He was also in the Battle of the Bulge and served his country for 41 years in Federal Service.
Surviving are his son, Harry G. Jr. of Columbia; daughters, Donna Deschenes of Fort Collins, Colo., and Rebecca Moraski of Greenville; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Dunbar Funeral Home. Published in The Greenville News on May 27, 2001.
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