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Personal info

Full name
BAKER, Daniel
Date of birth
21 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Berthoud, Larimer County, Colorado
Hometown
Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37702537
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Solgne, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 36 34

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Baker (father)
Molly Baker (mother)
Marie Baker (sister)
Henry Baker (brother)
Alex Baker (brother)
Leah Baker (sister)
Adam Baker (brother)
Joseph Baker (brother)

More information

Pvt Daniel Baker attended high school for one year and was a mechanic before he enlisted in Denver, Colorado on 30 June 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com

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