Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
BAKER, David L - Date of
birth
11 April 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Preble County, Ohio -
Hometown
Butler County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35665026 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 October 1943 - Place of
death
Baltic Sea south of the Danish Island of Langeland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Glenn Baker (father)
Ruby Baker (mother)
Elmer Baker (brother)
Pearl J. Baker (sister)
Marie Baker (sister)
Frank Baker (brother)
Iva M. Baker (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30772 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Anklam, Germany
MACR: 895
More information
S/Sgt David L. Baker enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 10 October 1942. He was sent overseas on 9 September 1943.On the return flight from Anklam shortly after noon 42-30772 was hit by rockets fired from a two engine aircraft which set the inboard engine on fire and made it necessary feather the right inboard propeller. It also wounded the ball turret gunner S/Sgt Harold Goldberger and the Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Charles W. Hull severely. The bombardier 2nd Lt James A. Fullerton and the Navigator 1st Lt Harry Cliffe bailed out and on the way down Cliffe saw that the left wing had broken off and that the fuselage had broken in half.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.flensted.eu.com/19420105.shtml
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Toni Keesler, www.flensted.eu.com/19430105.shtml