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A World War II veteran with a fantastic attitude!

by Cathy Hansen
special to Aerotech News
When doing some research on women in
the military, I happened onto a story about
a woman with an inspirational attitude, who
has lived a long and exemplary life.
Vivian Mildred “Millie” Corbett Bailey
was born on Feb. 3, 1918, and is the kind
of person you would just want to be friends
with.
Bailey was one of the first African Ameri-
can officers in the WAC’s (Women’s Army
Corps) and served from 1943 to 1946, achiev-
ing the rank of second lieutenant. She became
second in command of the Women’s Colored
Detachment at Fort McClellan, Ala., and later
served a commander of the all-female detach-
ment before being selected to attend the Ad-
jutant General School Officers’ Administra-
tion Course.
After leaving the U.S. Army, she moved
to Chicago and worked for the U.S. Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and Social Security
Administration. She retired in 1975, but never stopped being active as a community volunteer.
She moved to Baltimore, Md., when she was working for the Social Security Administration and Courtesy photographs
started her volunteer work after retirement from Civil Service. This amazing woman enjoyed traveling and has been to 50 countries. In 2020, during an epi-
She married William Bailey and they moved to Columbia, Md. They had no children, but sode of Honor Flight Heroes, Bailey was interviewed and asked what she would still like to do
she was always a proponent for children’s education. She also served on the Maryland Health in life and she replied, “The thing I’d like to do is do a parachute jump like President Bush did.”
Resources Planning Commission. The production crew was so impressed with her request that the paid for her parachute jump
She has collected special items, packed and shipped CARE packages for U.S. military service and filmed it. In October 2020, at the age of 102, Bailey became one of the oldest persons in the
members since 1966. She has served on hospital boards and has been a member of the Howard world to go skydiving.
County Police Citizens Advisory Council, plus she is an advocate and fundraiser for the local Love her spirit and her dedication to staying active and helping others!
Running Brook Elementary School in Columbia. She often raised as much as $10,000 annually To see the CBS News report on Bailey’s jump, visit https://www.youtube.com/
for the students. watch?v=alqJKS70TRg.

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