Thomas E. Bailey was born in Odessa, Missouri. He served in the 103rd Infantry Division in the 411th Infantry Regiment, Seventh Army, Sixth Army Group during World War II.
His regiment assisted in the liberation of the Kaufering Concentration Camp in Landsberg em Lemp, a sub-camp of Dachau, on April 27, 1945. He would never forget the human suffering he witnessed there, perpetrated by Hitler's brutal regime.
While near Tyrol, Austria in May of 1945, Tom's Platoon assisted in securing a castle in which political prisoners were being held by the German SS at Schloss Itter (Itter Castle).
He also served as a personal body guard to Colonel Donovan P. Yeuell who wrote a letter of commendation for Thomas' actions in that capacity.
He earned many military awards including the Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two Bronze Star devices, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, Combat Infantryman Badge, World War II Honorable Service Lapel Button (Ruptured Duck) and a Marksmanship Badge with pistol and rifle qualification bars.
Tom married Lucille Packer on February 14, 1947, in post-war Bremen, Germany. After returning stateside and starting a family, Tom graduated from the University of Utah in 1954 with a degree in engineering. He was employed as a chief industrial engineer for about 10 years at Chicago Bridge and Iron in Salt Lake City and then at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where he worked in munitions until his retirement.
He kept a small farm and enjoyed raising crops, Charolais cattle, raising and racing horses, hunting, and gardening. Tom and Lucille raised six children and had eleven grandchildren.
His regiment assisted in the liberation of the Kaufering Concentration Camp in Landsberg em Lemp, a sub-camp of Dachau, on April 27, 1945. He would never forget the human suffering he witnessed there, perpetrated by Hitler's brutal regime.
While near Tyrol, Austria in May of 1945, Tom's Platoon assisted in securing a castle in which political prisoners were being held by the German SS at Schloss Itter (Itter Castle).
He also served as a personal body guard to Colonel Donovan P. Yeuell who wrote a letter of commendation for Thomas' actions in that capacity.
He earned many military awards including the Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two Bronze Star devices, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, Combat Infantryman Badge, World War II Honorable Service Lapel Button (Ruptured Duck) and a Marksmanship Badge with pistol and rifle qualification bars.
Tom married Lucille Packer on February 14, 1947, in post-war Bremen, Germany. After returning stateside and starting a family, Tom graduated from the University of Utah in 1954 with a degree in engineering. He was employed as a chief industrial engineer for about 10 years at Chicago Bridge and Iron in Salt Lake City and then at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where he worked in munitions until his retirement.
He kept a small farm and enjoyed raising crops, Charolais cattle, raising and racing horses, hunting, and gardening. Tom and Lucille raised six children and had eleven grandchildren.
Thomas E. Bailey was born in Odessa, Missouri. He served in the 103rd Infantry Division in the 411th Infantry Regiment, Seventh Army, Sixth Army Group during World War II.
His regiment assisted in the liberation of the Kaufering Concentration Camp in Landsberg em Lemp, a sub-camp of Dachau, on April 27, 1945. He would never forget the human suffering he witnessed there, perpetrated by Hitler's brutal regime.
While near Tyrol, Austria in May of 1945, Tom's Platoon assisted in securing a castle in which political prisoners were being held by the German SS at Schloss Itter (Itter Castle).
He also served as a personal body guard to Colonel Donovan P. Yeuell who wrote a letter of commendation for Thomas' actions in that capacity.
He earned many military awards including the Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two Bronze Star devices, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, Combat Infantryman Badge, World War II Honorable Service Lapel Button (Ruptured Duck) and a Marksmanship Badge with pistol and rifle qualification bars.
Tom married Lucille Packer on February 14, 1947, in post-war Bremen, Germany. After returning stateside and starting a family, Tom graduated from the University of Utah in 1954 with a degree in engineering. He was employed as a chief industrial engineer for about 10 years at Chicago Bridge and Iron in Salt Lake City and then at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where he worked in munitions until his retirement.
He kept a small farm and enjoyed raising crops, Charolais cattle, raising and racing horses, hunting, and gardening. Tom and Lucille raised six children and had eleven grandchildren.
His regiment assisted in the liberation of the Kaufering Concentration Camp in Landsberg em Lemp, a sub-camp of Dachau, on April 27, 1945. He would never forget the human suffering he witnessed there, perpetrated by Hitler's brutal regime.
While near Tyrol, Austria in May of 1945, Tom's Platoon assisted in securing a castle in which political prisoners were being held by the German SS at Schloss Itter (Itter Castle).
He also served as a personal body guard to Colonel Donovan P. Yeuell who wrote a letter of commendation for Thomas' actions in that capacity.
He earned many military awards including the Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two Bronze Star devices, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, Combat Infantryman Badge, World War II Honorable Service Lapel Button (Ruptured Duck) and a Marksmanship Badge with pistol and rifle qualification bars.
Tom married Lucille Packer on February 14, 1947, in post-war Bremen, Germany. After returning stateside and starting a family, Tom graduated from the University of Utah in 1954 with a degree in engineering. He was employed as a chief industrial engineer for about 10 years at Chicago Bridge and Iron in Salt Lake City and then at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where he worked in munitions until his retirement.
He kept a small farm and enjoyed raising crops, Charolais cattle, raising and racing horses, hunting, and gardening. Tom and Lucille raised six children and had eleven grandchildren.
