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BAKER, Manuel S - Date of
birth
25 May 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6825839 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 November 1944 - Place of
death
Nordheim-Westfalen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry Baker (father)
Frederick Hellinger (stepfather)
Amelia (Maerk) Baker (mother)
Conrad R. Baker (brother)
Marie Baker (sister)
Medelyn Baker (sister)
Annabelle Baker (sister)
Paul E. Hellinger (half brother)
George Hellinger (half brother)
Charles C. Hellinger (half brother)
Anna L. (Grandpre) Baker (wife)
William O. Baker (son)
Robert V. Baker (son)
More information
1st Sgt Manuel S. Baker attended Flint Northern High School and was employed at the College Inn Cafe.His half brother, Sgt Paul Hellinger, was killed in action in January 1945
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - Flint Journal 9 February 1945, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - www.ancestry.com