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Milton Bailey was the great great grandson of Abraham Davis, an African-American who was a veteran of the Civil War. Shortly after the war ended, Abraham Davis, with his military pension, purchased a home in the 300 block of West High Street in Milford, Pennsylvania. It remained the family home for more than 100 years. Milton Bailey was the only son of Beatrice Bailey who lived in that same Milford home in the mid-20th Century. Milton Bailey, a Milford and Pike County resident, and an African-American, answered his nation's call to service in the Korean Conflict, and gave his life for his country nearly 50 years ago. For more than a decade after his death, his mother, Beatrice Bailey placed flowers on his grave each Memorial Day and each Veterans' Day - Joining others in our community remembering those who served and returned from service, and those who did not. Of more than 300 Pike County residents who served in the Korean Conflict, Milton Bailey was the only Pike County resident officially listed as "killed in action". Only one other resident also died during the Korean Conflict.
The Tri-State Unity Coalition honors and remembers Milton Bailey, an African-American from Milford, Pike County, Pennsylvania, who died to keep our nation's freedoms alive. |
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