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BAKER, Venoy - Date of
birth
6 February 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34070849 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wardin, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel E. Baker Sr. (father)
Johnnie L. (Maxey) Baker (mother)
Samuel E. Baker Jr. (brother)
Ocie O. Baker (brother)
Pansy Baker (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Venoy Baker attended college for one year and was a hotel and restaurant manager before he enlisted at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida on 27 February 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rebecca Satterley Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery