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Sgt James Daniel “Danny” Bailey

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Sgt James Daniel “Danny” Bailey Veteran

Birth
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
17 Jan 1969 (aged 20)
Bình Dương, Bình Dương, Vietnam
Burial
Naples, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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SGT James Daniel Bailey, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Hendersonville, NC.

SGT James Daniel Bailey was a member of the Army, SGT Bailey served our country until January 17th, 1969 in Bing Doung, South Vietnam. He was 20 years old and was not married. James died in the line of duty. His body was recovered. SGT Bailey is on panel 34W, line 020 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.

Sp4 James Daniel Bailey, was the son of Mr and Mrs James H Bailey. Danny Bailey was from a small town in North Carolina. He was a good ol' boy, a bit on the quiet side. Danny and I were both assigned to Company C 2/12, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). We met at Camp Evans, which was the field HQ for the Cav, located near Hue. Danny and I participated in Operation Pegasus, the relief of the Marines at Khe Sanh. From there we moved on to Operation Delaware, an interdiction campaign in the A Shau Valley. We moved back to northern I Corps and spent the rest of the summer in rural and jungle areas west of and between Con Thien and Phu Bai, seeking out the enemy.

In October 1968 the 1st Cavalry Division moved south to Binh Long Province in a redeployment that the Army named Operation Liberty Canyon. Of course, the names of all these operations were known at the time only by tacticians, historians and a few other officers. I learned those names many years later from history books. The move south was, at the time, the largest overnight redeployment of an infantry division in American military history. The brigade moved into some real estate outside Quon Loi near the so-called "Dog's Head" boundary that thrusts into Cambodia. Our mission was to disrupt the flow of supplies from Cambodian sanctuaries in advance of an assault on Saigon.

On December 24, 1968 Danny Bailey was injured at Quon Loi. He was treated at the battalion aid station by a medic named Bill Campbell, a good friend of mine. From there Danny was medevaced to a full service hospital at Cam Ranh Bay. Several days later I left Quon Loi and made my way to Cam Ranh to visit him. I found Danny in good spirits and seemingly resting comfortably in the hospital. We visited for about an hour. Then I made my way back to Quon Loi. It was less than 150 air miles from Quon Loi to Cam Ranh, but the round trip took almost three days. There was no such thing as direct scheduled flights. Basically once a soldier left the perimeter without orders, he was on his own.

So after landings and aircraft changes at Long Binh and Phuoc Vinh and eating and sleeping wherever, I made it back to Quon Loi. I was immediately taken to task because I had been AWOL. I guess I knew that at some level but hadn't spent much time thinking about the consequences. Fortunately a very understanding CO let me go with nothing more than a ringing sensation in my ears that lasted for a few hours. On January 17th, 1969 we received a message from Cam Ranh that Danny Bailey died. I've never regretted the trip. Jerry Tausz

Thirty four years ago on January 17, our Dear Son, Grandson, Brother, Nephew and Friend, died in Viet Nam, never to return to us in life again. We treasure his memory and know that we will see him again someday. He was only one of the young men to leave their families and we are only one family who lives the heartbreak of loss and legacy of war. We are so grateful for the friend, Jerry Tausz, who was the last one to see him alive. It is an answer to prayer that God would send an angel to be with him. And to the two friends who keep in touch with his mother and attend his memorial service at his church in North Carolina. Thank you, we are indebted beyond words. His Family....

I AM PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN AND SERVED WITH DANNY BAILEY, BOTH IN BASIC TRAINING AND AIT, AND LATER LEAVING STATESIDE AND ARRIVING IN VIETNAM TOGETHER IN FEB. 68. I HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES OF HIM, AND WILL NEVER FORGET HIM. HE WAS ALWAYS AN UPBEAT PERSON, NO MATTER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WE WERE IN. I WAS IN B CO. 2 ND. OF THE 12 TH. CAV. 1 ST. CAVALRY DIV. AND HE WAS ASSIGNED TO C CO. AND I DIDN'T SEE HIM AS MUCH AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED AFTER THAT. I WAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AND SHIPPED STATESIDE WHEN HE DIED. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE EMPTINESS I FELT.
HE LEFT BEHIND A WONDERFULL FAMILY IN HENDERSONVILLE, N.C.. HIS MOTHER STILL GRIEVES FOR HIM, AND ALWAYS WILL. I GUESS ONLY A MOTHER WHO LOST A SON IN THAT WAY COULD EVER POSSIBLY EVER UNDERSTAND. HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I HAVE SOME WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF HIM AND THINK OF HIM OFTEN. WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHEN WE WERE THAT AGE WHAT WE PUT OUR PARENTS AND LOVED ONES THROUGH, BUT I HAVE A BETTER IDEA NOW SINCE I HAVE A SON OF MY OWN. VICTOR DUANE CLARK.

Danny was a friend of my brother's. I remember, as an elementary student, attending Danny's funeral service however, I did not remember the fact that he had been in the armed forces for less than one year. My only memory of Danny was that of sleigh riding on a dark snowy night. How truly sad that so many young men lost their lives in a war that went on for so long and could have been won. Kathy Ashe Erwin, Neighbor, Hendersonville, NC 28732.

Remembering My Brother "Danny". My brother would have been 59 years old yesterday, May 26, 2007. He and I were close as I was only 1 year younger than him. He was only 20 years old when he was killed. He had less than 30 days before he would come back home to a family who loved him very much. I remember the Sunday morning when they came to tell us. Everyone was in bed when we heard the car drive up and we knew what they were coming to tell us. Danny was a fun-loving guy, who enjoyed sports and loved to hunt and fish in the mountains of North Carolina. He is at peace with the Lord now and I pray for peace in our world everyday. Alice Link, 510 Shoaf Street Lexington NC 27292, [email protected].

He was the son of Mr and Mrs James H Bailey, 2542 Greater Druid Hills Blvd, Hendersonvile, NC.

He served with Charlie Company, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division(AMBL), USARV.

He was awarded The Combat Infantryman's Badge(CIB), The Army Commendation Medal, The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, the Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.

SGT James Daniel Bailey, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Hendersonville, NC.

SGT James Daniel Bailey was a member of the Army, SGT Bailey served our country until January 17th, 1969 in Bing Doung, South Vietnam. He was 20 years old and was not married. James died in the line of duty. His body was recovered. SGT Bailey is on panel 34W, line 020 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.

Sp4 James Daniel Bailey, was the son of Mr and Mrs James H Bailey. Danny Bailey was from a small town in North Carolina. He was a good ol' boy, a bit on the quiet side. Danny and I were both assigned to Company C 2/12, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). We met at Camp Evans, which was the field HQ for the Cav, located near Hue. Danny and I participated in Operation Pegasus, the relief of the Marines at Khe Sanh. From there we moved on to Operation Delaware, an interdiction campaign in the A Shau Valley. We moved back to northern I Corps and spent the rest of the summer in rural and jungle areas west of and between Con Thien and Phu Bai, seeking out the enemy.

In October 1968 the 1st Cavalry Division moved south to Binh Long Province in a redeployment that the Army named Operation Liberty Canyon. Of course, the names of all these operations were known at the time only by tacticians, historians and a few other officers. I learned those names many years later from history books. The move south was, at the time, the largest overnight redeployment of an infantry division in American military history. The brigade moved into some real estate outside Quon Loi near the so-called "Dog's Head" boundary that thrusts into Cambodia. Our mission was to disrupt the flow of supplies from Cambodian sanctuaries in advance of an assault on Saigon.

On December 24, 1968 Danny Bailey was injured at Quon Loi. He was treated at the battalion aid station by a medic named Bill Campbell, a good friend of mine. From there Danny was medevaced to a full service hospital at Cam Ranh Bay. Several days later I left Quon Loi and made my way to Cam Ranh to visit him. I found Danny in good spirits and seemingly resting comfortably in the hospital. We visited for about an hour. Then I made my way back to Quon Loi. It was less than 150 air miles from Quon Loi to Cam Ranh, but the round trip took almost three days. There was no such thing as direct scheduled flights. Basically once a soldier left the perimeter without orders, he was on his own.

So after landings and aircraft changes at Long Binh and Phuoc Vinh and eating and sleeping wherever, I made it back to Quon Loi. I was immediately taken to task because I had been AWOL. I guess I knew that at some level but hadn't spent much time thinking about the consequences. Fortunately a very understanding CO let me go with nothing more than a ringing sensation in my ears that lasted for a few hours. On January 17th, 1969 we received a message from Cam Ranh that Danny Bailey died. I've never regretted the trip. Jerry Tausz

Thirty four years ago on January 17, our Dear Son, Grandson, Brother, Nephew and Friend, died in Viet Nam, never to return to us in life again. We treasure his memory and know that we will see him again someday. He was only one of the young men to leave their families and we are only one family who lives the heartbreak of loss and legacy of war. We are so grateful for the friend, Jerry Tausz, who was the last one to see him alive. It is an answer to prayer that God would send an angel to be with him. And to the two friends who keep in touch with his mother and attend his memorial service at his church in North Carolina. Thank you, we are indebted beyond words. His Family....

I AM PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN AND SERVED WITH DANNY BAILEY, BOTH IN BASIC TRAINING AND AIT, AND LATER LEAVING STATESIDE AND ARRIVING IN VIETNAM TOGETHER IN FEB. 68. I HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES OF HIM, AND WILL NEVER FORGET HIM. HE WAS ALWAYS AN UPBEAT PERSON, NO MATTER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WE WERE IN. I WAS IN B CO. 2 ND. OF THE 12 TH. CAV. 1 ST. CAVALRY DIV. AND HE WAS ASSIGNED TO C CO. AND I DIDN'T SEE HIM AS MUCH AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED AFTER THAT. I WAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AND SHIPPED STATESIDE WHEN HE DIED. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE EMPTINESS I FELT.
HE LEFT BEHIND A WONDERFULL FAMILY IN HENDERSONVILLE, N.C.. HIS MOTHER STILL GRIEVES FOR HIM, AND ALWAYS WILL. I GUESS ONLY A MOTHER WHO LOST A SON IN THAT WAY COULD EVER POSSIBLY EVER UNDERSTAND. HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I HAVE SOME WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF HIM AND THINK OF HIM OFTEN. WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHEN WE WERE THAT AGE WHAT WE PUT OUR PARENTS AND LOVED ONES THROUGH, BUT I HAVE A BETTER IDEA NOW SINCE I HAVE A SON OF MY OWN. VICTOR DUANE CLARK.

Danny was a friend of my brother's. I remember, as an elementary student, attending Danny's funeral service however, I did not remember the fact that he had been in the armed forces for less than one year. My only memory of Danny was that of sleigh riding on a dark snowy night. How truly sad that so many young men lost their lives in a war that went on for so long and could have been won. Kathy Ashe Erwin, Neighbor, Hendersonville, NC 28732.

Remembering My Brother "Danny". My brother would have been 59 years old yesterday, May 26, 2007. He and I were close as I was only 1 year younger than him. He was only 20 years old when he was killed. He had less than 30 days before he would come back home to a family who loved him very much. I remember the Sunday morning when they came to tell us. Everyone was in bed when we heard the car drive up and we knew what they were coming to tell us. Danny was a fun-loving guy, who enjoyed sports and loved to hunt and fish in the mountains of North Carolina. He is at peace with the Lord now and I pray for peace in our world everyday. Alice Link, 510 Shoaf Street Lexington NC 27292, [email protected].

He was the son of Mr and Mrs James H Bailey, 2542 Greater Druid Hills Blvd, Hendersonvile, NC.

He served with Charlie Company, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division(AMBL), USARV.

He was awarded The Combat Infantryman's Badge(CIB), The Army Commendation Medal, The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, the Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.


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NORTH CAROLINA
SGT CO C 12 CAV 1 CAV DIV (AM)
VIETNAM ARCOM



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  • Created by: Tom Reece
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17239298/james_daniel-bailey: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt James Daniel “Danny” Bailey (26 May 1948–17 Jan 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17239298, citing Shepherd Memorial Park, Naples, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Tom Reece (contributor 46857744).