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BAKER, Robert Leslie - Date of
birth
27 March 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Broadway, Union County, Ohio -
Hometown
Marion, Marion County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35225726 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
168th Engineer Combat Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
Verviers, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 15 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jesse O. Baker (father)
Essie R. (Von Derau) Baker (mother)
Jean Baker (sister)
Wilton C. Baker (brother)
Barbara Baker (sister)
Helen F. (Humes) Baker (wife)
Joyce A. Baker (daughter)
Robert W. Baker (son)
More information
Pfc Robert L. Baker was employed at the Marion Steam Shovel Company before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 5 August 1943.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Trefla Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.newspapers.com - Marysville Journal Tribune - 28 December 1945
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