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Personal info

Full name
BAKER, Marvin
Date of birth
10 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Suwannee County, Florida
Hometown
Suwannee County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34971393
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Berdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 13 22

Immediate family

Members
C. T. Baker (father)
Susie Baker (mother)
Oties Baker (brother)
Fred Baker (brother
Letha Baker (sister)
David Baker (brother)
James Baker (brother)
Ila Baker (brother)
Ella I. (Touchton) Baker (wife)
Marvin T. Baker (son)

More information

Pvt Marvin Baker was employed as a welder at Wainright Ship Building Company.

He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 26 February 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery