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BAKER, Douglas H - Date of
birth
3 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Fulton County, New York -
Hometown
Gloversville, Fulton County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-736679 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
548th Bombardment Squadron,
385th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
29 November 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Texel Island, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Michael M. Baker (father)
Goldie L. (Smith) Baker (mother)
Dorothy E. Baker (sister)
Muriel R. Baker (sister)
Winifred Baker (sister)
Eleanor Baker (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-37874 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Who Dat Ding Bat
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1532
More information
2nd Lt Douglas H. Baker graduated from Gloversville High School in 1940 and was an electrician.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Albany, New York on 11 August 1941.
The airplane dropped out of formation somewhere over the Zuiderzee. The pilot stated that he had only a 30 min. gas supply left, and would try to reach England. He was last seen going down through the clouds near Texel Island. The entire crew of ten men was killed.
He is remembered at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Gloversville, Fulton County, New York.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.b17warhorse.fws1.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com - Diane Henderson, Gloversville High School - 1940