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THOMAS EARL BAILEY
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THOMAS E BAILEY
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POSTED ON 8.24.2003
POSTED BY: Jim McIlhenney
Pastor Buries 2nd Viet Dead
Rites For Cpl. Bailey
Pastor Buries 2nd Viet Dead
"It saddens me to think that of the four boys serving in Vietnam from my congregation this is the second one that has been buried."
These were the solemn words of the Rev. David J.W. Noll, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, Columbia, after he officiated at a funeral service Thursday morning for Cpl. Thomas E. Bailey, 20, who was killed in Vietnam July 2.
Bailey, son of Mrs. Katherine Ladavatt, 327 Union St., Columbia, was scheduled to return home about one week after he died of fragment wounds of the head from a mortar shell.
ON PATROL
He was on patrol with B Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, near Quang Tri when wounded.
Cpl. Bailey was given full military rites during funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday.
The Rev. Mr. Noll said about 150 persons nearly filled the church. He said they were family, friends, an honor guard from the Marine Corps Reserve, and an honor contingent from the Red Rose VFW Post in Columbia.
A liturgical service was performed at the church and a committal service followed at a family plot in Fairview Cemetery, Wrightsville.
The essence of the service was contained in the phrase "in the midst of hate there is love." The service also included readings from the Gospel of St. John, the 121st Psalm, and the Navy (sic) Hymn.
Following the firing of a military salute and the playing of Taps, the American Flag used in the ceremony was presented by a Marine Corps representative to Mrs. Ladavatt.
Bailey was a 1965 graduate of Columbia High School and was employed at the Lucas Manufacturing Co., Columbia, before entering the Marine Corps in January, 1966.
His father, S-Sgt, Thomas Bailey, was killed in 1958 while serving with the U.S. Army in Germany.
The Rev. Mr. Noll Thursday night turned solemn thoughts to December 17, 1966, when he officiated at the burial service of another member of his congregation.
This was U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class George R. Weaver Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Weaver Sr., 601 Centerville Road.
Weaver was on mine-sweeping duty in a South Vietnamese river when his ship struck a mine and sank. His body was never recovered.
"We held a service with his picture draped in black. A committal service was held at the cemetery and we dedicated a plaque there in his memory. They were both very fine boys," the Rev. Mr. Noll said.
He said another member of his congregation has just returned from duty in Vietnam, but a fourth is still serving with the U.S. Army.
Article appeared in the Daily Intelligencer Journal, Lancater, PA, on July 14, 1967.
Just a note: I'm almost sure it was the Marine Corps Hymn NOT the Navy Hymn.
Semper Fidelis, Marine!
Pastor Buries 2nd Viet Dead
"It saddens me to think that of the four boys serving in Vietnam from my congregation this is the second one that has been buried."
These were the solemn words of the Rev. David J.W. Noll, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, Columbia, after he officiated at a funeral service Thursday morning for Cpl. Thomas E. Bailey, 20, who was killed in Vietnam July 2.
Bailey, son of Mrs. Katherine Ladavatt, 327 Union St., Columbia, was scheduled to return home about one week after he died of fragment wounds of the head from a mortar shell.
ON PATROL
He was on patrol with B Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, near Quang Tri when wounded.
Cpl. Bailey was given full military rites during funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday.
The Rev. Mr. Noll said about 150 persons nearly filled the church. He said they were family, friends, an honor guard from the Marine Corps Reserve, and an honor contingent from the Red Rose VFW Post in Columbia.
A liturgical service was performed at the church and a committal service followed at a family plot in Fairview Cemetery, Wrightsville.
The essence of the service was contained in the phrase "in the midst of hate there is love." The service also included readings from the Gospel of St. John, the 121st Psalm, and the Navy (sic) Hymn.
Following the firing of a military salute and the playing of Taps, the American Flag used in the ceremony was presented by a Marine Corps representative to Mrs. Ladavatt.
Bailey was a 1965 graduate of Columbia High School and was employed at the Lucas Manufacturing Co., Columbia, before entering the Marine Corps in January, 1966.
His father, S-Sgt, Thomas Bailey, was killed in 1958 while serving with the U.S. Army in Germany.
The Rev. Mr. Noll Thursday night turned solemn thoughts to December 17, 1966, when he officiated at the burial service of another member of his congregation.
This was U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class George R. Weaver Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Weaver Sr., 601 Centerville Road.
Weaver was on mine-sweeping duty in a South Vietnamese river when his ship struck a mine and sank. His body was never recovered.
"We held a service with his picture draped in black. A committal service was held at the cemetery and we dedicated a plaque there in his memory. They were both very fine boys," the Rev. Mr. Noll said.
He said another member of his congregation has just returned from duty in Vietnam, but a fourth is still serving with the U.S. Army.
Article appeared in the Daily Intelligencer Journal, Lancater, PA, on July 14, 1967.
Just a note: I'm almost sure it was the Marine Corps Hymn NOT the Navy Hymn.
Semper Fidelis, Marine!
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