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Personal info

Full name
BAKER, Norman
Date of birth
2 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32823390
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
Forêt de Parroy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 38 9

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Baker (father)
Mazal J. Baker (mother)
Albert Baker (brother)

More information

Pfc Norman Baker attended high school for four years and was employed at Frederick Loesers and Company before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 4 March 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire to his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Merrill Baker (niece), www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.wwiimemorial.com - Merrill Baker (niece)