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BAKER, Robert Geary - Date of
birth
20 November 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Utsalady, Island County, Washington -
Hometown
Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20944634 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
353rd Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Grenderich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Wilson V. Baker (father)
Dora M. (Geary) Baker (mother)
William V. Baker (brother)
Leila M. Baker (sister)
Dorothy L. Baker (sister)
Nina V. Baker (sister)
Ethel A. (Hickey) Baker (wife)
Dora K. Baker (daughter)
Susan D. Baker (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Robert G. Baker attended high school for three years and was a bartender before he enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 18 September 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Washington Birth Index 1907-1919
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery