Everett Russell Bailey

Everett Russell Bailey
Everett Russell Bailey
Born	March 30th, 1888; New Castle, Indiana
Died	October 22, 1932 (aged 44); Chicago, Illinois
Resting place	South Mound Cemetery New Castle, Indiana
Education	Meharry Medical College (1910)
Occupation	Physician
Title	First Lieutenant
Spouse	Drusilla Bailey

Everett Russell Bailey, M.D. (March 30, 1888 – October 22, 1932) was an American physician who served as a First Lieutenant and an army doctor in 365th Ambulance Company and Battalion Gas Officer during World War I. He specialized in treating gas inflicted patients.

Early life

Bailey was born in New Castle, Indiana. His parents were Reverend John Bailey and Cora Dempsey Bailey. In 1910, Bailey graduated from Meharry Medical College, at the age of 22. He was married by 1914. In 1917, after being a practicing physician for seven years, Bailey volunteered for service in World War I and was granted First Lieutenant in the Military Reserve Corps.^[1]

Military service

Bailey completed his training in 44 days and was sent to Fort Riley to be a part of the 92nd Division's medical unit. He was later given to the 365th Ambulance Company and departed with a couple of physicians and personal to France in 1918.^[2]

Once he arrived in France, Bailey was designated the Battalion Gas Officer and had two assisting officers assigned to help him. In the region he was assigned, there were a large number of gas attacks and he was given the additional responsibility of being a part of the constant gas mask drills. Bailey was given specialized training for the treatment of gas casualties and he was later transferred to the 366th Field Hospital. The 92nd Division was facing aggressive assaults from the so the 366th Hospital frequently received ailments from such attacks.^[3]

For the remainder of the war, Bailey worked tirelessly at the hospital which constantly filled with gas related ailments. Each hospital in the division was made to accommodate around 200 patients. In the course of three weeks alone, Bailey treated near to 200 gas injuries. The common ailments accompanying gas infestation were Mustard gas poisoning and Arsene poisoning, each causing excessive respiratory problems.^[4]

Career

Bailey returned to Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife.^[5] Bailey moved to Indianapolis, Indiana and started his own practice. Around 1931, Bailey and his wife moved to Chicago and his move was mentioned in the Chicago Defender.^{[citation needed]}

Death

A year after moving to Chicago, Bailey died from complications of gas exposure from the war. His body was returned to New Castle, Indiana. Bailey was buried in South Mound Cemetery and his grave was given a military headstone.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

By 1914, Bailey was married to Drusilla Bailey and the couple lived in Louisville, Kentucky until he began his military service. Drusilla and Everett had one infant son together who died in 1914 shortly after his birth.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Buckley, Joann H.; Fisher, W. Douglas (2016). African American Doctors of World War I: The Lives of 104 Volunteers. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 19–20. ISBN 9781476663159.
^ Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. (1918). Congressional Serial Set : Noncombatant Commissioned Officers of the Army. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 114.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Sweeney, William Allison. (2016). A History of the American Negro in the Great World War: His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe. Chicago: Cuneo-Henneberry Company. p. 199.
^ Buckley, Joann H.; Fisher, W. Douglas (2016). African American Doctors of World War I: The Lives of 104 Volunteers. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9781476663159.
^ "Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 70". American Medical Association. 1 June 1918 – via Google Books.

[1] Buckley, Joann H.; Fisher, W. Douglas (2016). African American Doctors of World War I: The Lives of 104 Volunteers. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 19–20. ISBN 9781476663159.

[2] Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. (1918). Congressional Serial Set : Noncombatant Commissioned Officers of the Army. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 114.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Sweeney, William Allison. (2016). A History of the American Negro in the Great World War: His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe. Chicago: Cuneo-Henneberry Company. p. 199.

[4] Buckley, Joann H.; Fisher, W. Douglas (2016). African American Doctors of World War I: The Lives of 104 Volunteers. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9781476663159.

[5] "Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 70". American Medical Association. 1 June 1918 – via Google Books.

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