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Personal info

Full name
BAKER, Herbert George
Date of birth
27 October 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33615461
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Duppach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 11 45

Immediate family

Members
Barbara B. Baker (sister)

More information

Pfc Herbert G. Baker enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 31 January 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Pennsylvania U.S. Veteran Compensation Application Files, www.ivydivisionww2.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Théophile Odaert