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Bayliss attended public schools in McGehee. In his early childhood years, he was known by his middle name, but he soon dropped the use of "Erasmus." He graduated in 1942 from McGehee High School and briefly attended the [regional University of Arkansas at Monticello in neighboring Drew County.<ref name=bio/>
Bayliss attended public schools in McGehee. In his early childhood years, he was known by his middle name, but he soon dropped the use of "Erasmus." He graduated in 1942 from McGehee High School and briefly attended the [regional University of Arkansas at Monticello in neighboring Drew County.<ref name=bio/>
==Military service==
==Military service==
On November 3, 1942, Bayliss entered the [[United States Navy]] and became an ensign<ref name=militarymen>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasties.com/WhatsNew/2012/04/desha-county-military-men-1945-mcgehee/|title=Desha County Military Men – 1945 – McGehee|date=April 23, 2012|publisher=arkansasties.com|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref> through the completion of the United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, which opened in 1940 at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]]. After initial service at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the [[borough]] of [[Brooklyn]], he was assigned during [[World War II]] for two years until 1945 on the ''USS General J. H. McRae'' naval transport ship in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] theater of operations.<ref name=bio/><ref name=militarymen/>
On November 3, 1942, Bayliss entered the [[United States Navy]] and became an ensign<ref name=militarymen>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasties.com/WhatsNew/2012/04/desha-county-military-men-1945-mcgehee/|title=Desha County Military Men – 1945 – McGehee|date=April 23, 2012|publisher=arkansasties.com|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref> through the completion of the United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, which opened in 1940 at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]]. After initial service at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the [[borough]] of [[Brooklyn]], he was assigned during [[World War II]] for two years until 1945 on the ''USS General J. H. McRae'' naval transport ship in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] theater of operations.<ref name=bio/><ref name=militarymen/>