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Personal info

Full name
BAKER, Samuel Burton
Date of birth
31 July 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
New Brighten, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
New Brighten, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33715095
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Forêt Domaniale de Champ, La Houssière, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 9 17

Immediate family

Members
James W. Baker (father)
Martha A. (Morrison) Baker (mother)
Ethel E. Baker (sister)
Edward E. Baker (brother)
Vincent A. Baker (brother)
Julius Baker (brother)
Julia M. Baker (sister)
Richard H. Baker (brother)
Morrison C. Baker (brother)
William L. Baker (brother)
Charles A. Baker (brother)
Louise G. (McMillan) Baker (wife)
Burton L. Baker (son)

More information

Pvt Samuel B. Baker was married to Louise Gertrude McMillan on 19 December 1936.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 28 December 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1900/1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application WWII / 141aar-October-November-1944.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight Anderson / www.ancestry.com