Gregory Howard Bailey
Agency patch
Patrolman

Gregory Howard Bailey

Dunbar Police Department — Dunbar, WV
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch March 18, 1973
Age 20
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
The Vigil Panel 111 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Gregory Bailey was accidentally shot and killed inside the police station when another officer's gun was accidentally discharged at 3 am. He was a West Virginia Air National Guard veteran and had served with the Dunbar Police Department for 1 year.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and four sisters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-WV-780986E6
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Gregory. Claim this record.

Also honored at salute.nw. One record, 2 gates. Gregory is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Bailey gave the Dunbar Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Dunbar community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dunbar, Kanawha County, WV
Platform Identity dpd.kanawha.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 18, 1973
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 20
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Gregory Howard Bailey served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

View full service record on salute.nw →

Patrolman Gregory Howard Bailey is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 23.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Dunbar Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
WV — Statewide
54
of 232 officers
23.3% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregory Howard Bailey's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Gregory Howard Bailey Compares

Age at Death
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gregory Howard Bailey is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Military Service

Gregory Howard Bailey served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

Visit Gregory Howard Bailey’s page on salute.nw →

His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.

Others Who Wore This Badge

0 officers from Dunbar Police Department are honored on badge.nw.