Bailey, Allen Charles, LCpl

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Lance Corporal

Last Primary MOS
0331-Machine Gunner

Last MOSGroup
Infantry

Primary Unit
1965-1966, 0331, 1st Marine Division, I MEF

Service Years
1963 - 1966

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Nebraska

Year of Birth
1945

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Casualty Info

Home Town Omaha	Last Address Omaha

Casualty Date Mar 04, 1966
Cause Hostile, Died	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Quang Ngai (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park - Omaha, Nebraska	Wall/Plot Coordinates Panel 05E Line 099/Sunset Section G Site 6

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Association Memberships


	2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial [Verified]
	2018, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Photo Album (More...)

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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
HHC, 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade
4th Marine Regiment
2nd Bn, 1st Marine Regiment (2/1), 1st Marine Regiment
1st Bn, 1st Marine Regiment (1/1), 1st Marine Regiment
2nd LAAM Bn, 3rd MAW
3rd Bn, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7)
2nd Bn, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7)
HMM-165
3rd Combat Engineer Bn
HMM-161
3rd Amtrac Bn
VMGR-152
L Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7)
VMA-214
3rd Marine Division