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Personal info

Full name
BAKER, Melvin L
Date of birth
6 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Maryland
Hometown
Carroll County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33387380
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Handler
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 6 65

Immediate family

Members
Harry C. Baker (father)
Effie E. Baker (mother)
Charles H. Baker (brother)
Elmer H. Baker (brother)
Dortha L. Baker (sister)
Thelma U. Baker (sister)
Betty (Younkins) Baker (wife)
Carmie L. Baker (son)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - The Frederick Post

Photo source: Peter Schouteten