Sketch of military experience during WWII / Frank Donald Bailey 1942-1945, 2007 June 25

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 9148 Item 9

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Autobiographical life sketch by Frank Donald Bailey. Includes a table of contents. Materials dated June 25, 2007.

Dates

Creation: 2007 June 25

Creator

Norton, Don Evan, 1902-1983 (collector, Person)
Bailey, Frank D., 1922-2014 (creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

Frank Donald Bailey was born on November 26, 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 and was trained as a navigator and bombardier. He was sent to Europe. In 1944, his plane was shot down over Germany and he became a prisoner of war until the end of the war. After returning home, he married and received a college degree in journalism. He had six children. He served as campaign manager for Orrin Hatch and as mission president of the Ohio Columbus Mission. He passed away on October 4, 2014.