Photo #: NH 105666
Major Kenneth D. Bailey, USMC
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official
publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy",
page 152.
Kenneth D. Bailey was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
for "extraordinary courage and heroic conduct above and
beyond the call of duty" on 12-13 September 1942 during
the Japanese attack on Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon
Islands. Despite a severe head wound, he led his company for
more than 10 hours in fierce hand-to-hand fighting. He was killed
in action on 26 September at Matanikau River, Guadalcanal.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 47KB; 580 x 765 pixels
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