Robert LeLand Bailey was the son of McFranklin Bailey and Mary Malender Lee.

He served on the U.S.S. Warrington (DD383). He died on 14 September 1944 and is listed on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast Memorial, New York City.

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Mack Franklin Bailey, 403 2nd Avenue, Lenoir City, TN.

A grim fate: the USS Warrington foundered and was lost at sea, apparently with all hands, on September 13, 1944, during a hurricane off the Bahamas. See:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/383.htm

Photo of the Warrington: http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/0538506.jpg

  • Rank: Seaman First Class
  • Date of death: 14 September 1944
  • County: Loudon
  • Hometown: Lenoir City
  • Service Branch: Navy
  • Division/Assignment: U.S.S. Warrington (DD383)
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Burial/Memorial Location: East Coast Memorial, New York, NY
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XV, Top Panel
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