CSM PAUL R. BAYLESS
CSM PAUL R. BAYLESS ENLISTED IN THE ARMY UNDER THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM IN 1981 AND ENTERED BASIC TRAINING AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, ON 3 JUNE 1982 AS AN ARTILLERY CREWMAN. AFTER 4 YEARS HE LEFT THE ARMY AND ENLISTED IN THE UTAH NATIONAL GUARD. IN 1989, SGM BAYLESS ENLISTED BACK INTO THE REGULAR ARMY AND COMPLETED ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, AS AN INFANTRYMAN.
CSM BAYLESS’ ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE: D BATTERY, 4TH BATTALION (AIRBORNE), 325TH INFANTRY (ABCT), VICENZA, ITALY; C BATTERY, 1ST BATTALION (AIRBORNE), 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA; C COMPANY, 19TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE), UTAH ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH; F COMPANY (AIRBORNE), 51ST INFANTRY (LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE COMPANY), STUTTGART, GERMANY; A COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION (AIRBORNE), 504TH INFANTRY, 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA; A COMPANY, 6TH RANGER TRAINING BATTALION, EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA; HHC, C COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION (AIRBORNE), 504TH INFANTRY, 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA; HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 1ST INFANTRY, WEST POINT, NEW YORK; 1ST BATTALION (AIRBORNE), 503D INFANTRY, 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, VICENZA, ITALY.
