Searching for Sgt. Bailey : saluting an ordinary soldier of World War II

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Breig, James

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Searching for Sgt. Bailey reclaims the life of one forgotten serviceman from obscurity, while also capturing life in an Army training camp; time aboard troop transports heading overseas; New Guinea...

Searching for Sgt. Bailey reclaims the life of one forgotten serviceman from obscurity, while also capturing life in an Army training camp; time aboard troop transports heading overseas; New Guinea's significance in the string of fierce battles to reclaim the Pacific; the essential role of support troops; and the massive demobilization of troops at the end of the war. Sent from New Guinea during World War II to his mother, Bailey's letters were recently discovered in an antique shop by James Breig. Inspired by them, he began to search between their lines for telltale clues to the soldier's entire life and for hidden hints about his fears and his worries, his hopes - and his love for a mysterious woman named Jane.

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