Background
Bailey, Helen McShane was born on October 17, 1916 in Gardner, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Harry Cramer and Maude Ethel (Kramer) McShane.
Bailey, Helen McShane was born on October 17, 1916 in Gardner, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Harry Cramer and Maude Ethel (Kramer) McShane.
Bachelor of Arts, Bethany Nazarene College, 1938.
Administrative assistant, Office Chief of Staff, United States Army, Washington, 1941-1948; historian, United States Army official history of World World War II, United States Army, Washington, 1948-1958; research assistant, George C. Marshall Research Foundation, Washington, 1958-1959; historian, Organisation Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department Defense, Pentagon, Washington, 1968-1987; consultant, since 1987.
Member American History Association, Society Historians of America Foreign Relations, World War Two Studies Association, Society History in the Federal Government.
Married James Edwin Bailey, February 23, 1946. Children: James Edwin, Barbara Ann Bailey Crawford.