Kenneth Dillon Bailey (October 21, 1910 – September 26, 1942) was a United States Marine Corps officer who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroic conduct during action during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. He also earned the Silver Star Medal during the initial landing on Tulagi in the Solomon Islands and the Purple Heart.
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| - Kenneth Dillon Bailey (October 21, 1910 – September 26, 1942) was a United States Marine Corps officer who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroic conduct during action during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. He also earned the Silver Star Medal during the initial landing on Tulagi in the Solomon Islands and the Purple Heart.
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| - 1932(xsd:integer)
- 1935(xsd:integer)
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| - Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands
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| - Kenneth D. Bailey, Medal of Honor recipient
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| - Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
- Purple Heart BAR.svg
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
- US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png
- World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
- American Defense Service ribbon.svg
- Silver Star ribbon.svg
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| - World War II
- --09-27
- *Guadalcanal Campaign
- **Battle of Bloody Ridge
- **Battle of Tulagi
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| - Danville, Illinois
- Spring Hill Cemetery
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| - Kenneth Dillon Bailey (October 21, 1910 – September 26, 1942) was a United States Marine Corps officer who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroic conduct during action during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. He also earned the Silver Star Medal during the initial landing on Tulagi in the Solomon Islands and the Purple Heart.
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