Ner Jason Bailey was born Apr. 2, 1919 to Orlando and Gertrude Margarethe Rankin Bailey. He died June 18, 1945 and is buried in Elkader Cemetery, Elkader, IA.
Sgt. Bailey served in World War II with the U.S. Army 184th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division and was KIA on Okinawa. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Combat Badge posthumously.
Sources: ancestry.com
