Abstract:
Bailey, from Zebulon, was executive officer of Battery A of the 64th Field Artillery Battalion at their position in the Masan Perimeter. He described a company-size attack by North Korean troops on their position on the 2nd and 3rd of September 1950. A number of North Carolinians served in the battery. Two who were killed received Bronze Stars, and the battery's two medics received Bronze Stars for treating the wounded while under fire.