Bailey, Allen Charles, LCpl

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Final Rank
Lance Corporal
Last MOS
0331-Machine Gunner
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Primary Unit
1965-1966, 0331, 1st Marine Division
Service Years
1963 - 1966
Lance Corporal

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Home State
Nebraska
Nebraska
Year of Birth
1945
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Omaha
Last Address
Omaha

Casualty Date
Mar 04, 1966
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Quang Ngai (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park - Omaha, Nebraska
Wall/Plot Coordinates
05E 099/Sunset Section G Site 6
Military Service Number
2 029 163

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Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)
From Month/Year
March / 1965
To Month/Year
December / 1965

Description
This campaign was 8 March to 24 December 1965. During this campaign the U.S. objective was to hold off the enemy while gaining time needed to build base camps and logistical facilities. The U.S. also attempted to consolidate its ground operations more efficiently. For this purpose, it organized the U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV). U.S. support in the I Corps tactical zone, composed of five northernmost provinces, was to be primarily a Marine Corps responsibility; the U.S. Army was to operate mainly in the II and III Corps tactical zones which comprised the Central highlands, adjacent coastal regions, and the area around Saigon; and ARVN troops were to retain primary responsibility for the Delta region of the IV Corps.

On 19 October 1965. three VC regiments totaling 6,000 men attacked a Civil Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) - U.S. Special Forces at Plei Me, near the entrance to the Ia Drang Valley, in what purported to be the start of a thrust to cut the country in half.

With the assistance of massive air strikes, elements of the newly arrived 1st Cavalry Division thwarted the enemy in a battle that lasted nearly a month and included several engagements. The Ia Drang Valley action was the costliest in terms of casualties to date. The successful defense of the region improved security in and around the Central Highlands and raised the morale of the soldiers involved.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
March / 1965
To Month/Year
December / 1965
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

7th Marine Regiment

4th Marine Regiment

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (2/1)

1st Battalion, 1st Marines (1/1)

2nd Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion (2nd LAAM)

3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3/7)

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (2/7)

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165)

3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (3rd CEB)

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMM-161)

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152)

L Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3/7)

Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214)

3rd Marine Division

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 (VMFA-115)

Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2)

4th Battalion, 12th Marines (4/12)

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines (2/3)

H&MS-16, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16)

Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 162 (HMR-162)

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMM-361)

1st Battalion, 4th Marines (1/4)

2nd ROK Marine Brigade., Blue Dragons, ROK Marine Corps

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352)

12th Marine Regiment

Marine Attack Squadron 323 (VMA-323)

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163)

Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 163 (HMR-163)

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
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  2031 Also There at This Battle:
  • Adair, Don, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Adame sr, Victor, Cpl
  • Adams, Ron, Sgt, (1964-1970)
  • Adams, Roy, Sgt, (1957-1966)
  • Adkins, Mars, LtCol, (1955-1976)
  • Aguilar, Andrew, 1stSgt, (1962-1970)
  • Aguilar, Andrew, Sgt, (1962-1970)
  • Alexander, Christopher, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • Allen, Richard, Cpl, (1965-1969)
  • Amedeo, Dominick, LCpl, (1963-1965)
  • Andersen, Robert, SSgt, (1964-1974)
  • Anderson, Mark, Pvt, (1964-1968)
  • Anderson, Robert, Sgt
  • Andrews, Robert, SSgt, (1964-1981)
  • Arthur, S. J., Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Atkins, Kerry, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • AUBRY, Billie, Cpl, (1964-1967)
  • Avalos, Prisciliano, Sgt
  • Axtell, Gerald, Cpl, (1963-1967)
  • Baird, James, MGySgt, (1955-2005)
  • Balkcom, Jimmy, 1stSgt, (1963-1985)
  • Ballard, Carl, Sgt, (1964-1970)
  • BAMERT, BOB, PFC, (1961-1967)
  • Barber, Jerry, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • Barchuk, George, 1stSgt, (1964-1984)
  • Bare, James, HM3, (1963-1966)
  • Barnes, Mike, Sgt, (1964-1972)
  • Barnhart, Glenn, Pvt, (1963-1967)
  • Barnum, Harvey Curtiss, Col, (1961-1989)
  • Bartels, William Charles, Col, (1960-1990)
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