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Personal info

Full name
BAKER, Wilfred
Date of birth
23 August 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Altamont, Labette County, Kansas
Hometown
Altamont, Labette County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37748920
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
3rd Battalion,
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 April 1945
Place of death
Area Audigast, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 1 19

Immediate family

Members
Wilford Baker (father)
Jessie P. (Kugler) Baker (mother)
Vera Baker (sister)
Marguerite H. Baker (sister)
Howard Baker (brother)
Viola (Fields) Baker (wife)

More information

Pfc Wilfred Baker graduated from Community High School and attended college for one year.

He enlisted on 4 August 1944 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

On 16 April, the third battalion pushed off from Pegau, aiming for its final objective, Zwenkau. They got only a mile down the road when heavy resistance was met in the vicinity of Audigast.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.69th-infantry-division.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1925 Census

Photo source: Niek Schoonbrood, Glen Owen / Hannah Baker