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Corporal Melvin D. Bailey (MCSN: 260610), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of the war.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    4th Marine Regiment

    Action Date:

    April 28, 1942
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 306 (September 1942)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Corporal Melvin D. Bailey (MCSN: 260610), United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with Company I, 3d Battalion, Fourth Marines on 28 April 1942 in the Philippine Islands.