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Personal info

Full name
BAKER, Albert William Jr
Date of birth
11 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
6561058
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner
Unit
360th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 August 1944
Place of death
Hjerting, Denmark

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 39 26

Immediate family

Members
Albert W. Baker (father)
Pauline A. Baker (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
43-37629
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Esbjerg, Denmark
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 8575

More information

T/Sgt Albert W Baker enlisted at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California on 12 May 1941

The aircraft received a direct flak hit in the fuselage just back of the wings in the target area. It immediately broke in half and fell away in two pieces.

Eight crew members were killed, one man survived and was taken prisoner.

All of the bodies were recovered and buried on 31 August 1944 in Fovrfelt Cemetery. On 30 April 1948, they were all transferred to the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, 303rdBomberGroup.com, https://airforce.togetherweserved.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil,WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.303rdBG.com