Jack County, TX - Obituaries - Mulkey Bailey ************************************************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dorman Holub Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************************* The Jacksboro Gazette Thursday, April 10, 1919 In a letter to Miss Ethel Bailey, James Dixon tells of the death of her brother, Mulkey Bailey. Mr. Dixon stated that he helped to bury him and that he was laid to rest as were the rest of the brave heroes. He was buried with 21 other boys in a grave six feet wide, and long enough to lay 22 side by side and four feet deep. [suspect he was buried in France during World War 1] James Dixon belongs to the 141st infantry. -- The Jacksboro Gazette Thursday, July 3, 1919 Mr. And Mrs. C.V. Bailey have received citation for bravery awarded to their son, Mulkey Bailey, and also a French Croix de Guerre with Palm. Awarded to their son, Abe M. Bailey, late private, Company C., 141st Regiment, U.S. Infantry. ÒPrivate Abe M. Bailey, No. 1,482,027, Co., C, 141, Reg. Inf. A remarkably brave soldier. During the operations of October 8, 1918, near St. Etienne, he advanced over a terrain swept by a violent bombardment. By his courage, he contributed largely towards neutralizing enemy machine gun fire and destroying their emplacements. Killed during the action. At General Headquarters, April 1, 1919. The Marshall of France Commander in Chief of the French Armies of the East PETALN