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Personal info

Full name
BAKER, Harold A
Date of birth
1914
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Clifton City, Passaic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Passaic County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32303571
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 15 31

Immediate family

Members
Orrie Baker (father)
Jane (Van Hook) Baker (mother)
John Baker (brother)
Mary Baker (sister)
Jamima Baker (sister)
Jacob Baker (brother)
Cornelius Baker (brother)
Leonard Baker (brother)
Helen Baker (sister)
Minca Baker (sister)
Clarence Baker (brother)
Nelson Baker (brother)
Raymond Baker (brother)
Evelyn J. Baker (sister)
Dorothy C. Baker (sister)
Joan H. Baker (sister)

More information

Pfc Harold A. Baker was employed by the United Wool Piece Dyeing and Finishing Company in Passaic.

He enlisted in May 1942.

He was killed by friendly fire when, during a close air support, a 250 lb bomb was dropped to close as his platoon was advancing.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Rick Demas, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.heroesforever.nl

Photo source: Rick Demas, The Herald News 3 May 1945