Maurice Frank Baker
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Maurice Baker
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Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x victory on 12-May-44. ETD.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Nooky Booky
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Parker 51
- Unit: 362nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Sebastian Jr
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Iowa, USA | 8 September 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA 50315, USA | 23 January 1942 | Fort Des Moines, Iowa |
Other Baled out |
Bay St, San Francisco, CA, USA | 24 November 1942 | Baled Out due to Engine Failure San Francisco Bay, CA Cat 5 damage Lt Maurice F Baker, 24-Nov-42. P-39D 41-28299 - 327FS 328FG |
Other Crashed |
Leiston IP16, UK | 25 April 1944 | Taxiing Accident Leiston/Sta 373 Cat 3 damage Lt Maurice F Baker, 25-Apr-44. 362FS 357FG 8AF |
Other E/A Destroyed |
12 May 1944 | E/A destroyed 12-May-44. | |
Other Crashed |
Modena, Province of Modena, Italy | 12 August 1944 | Take Off Accident Madna, Italy Cat 3 damage 1st Lt Maurice F Baker, 12-Aug-44. 362FS 357FG 8AF |
Died |
Polk County, FL, USA | 12 January 1981 | |
Buried |
Lakeside Memorial Park Winter Haven Polk County FL | 15 January 1981 | Lakeside Memorial Park Winter Haven Polk County Florida, USA. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Italy | ||
Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
Based |
Leiston | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Parker, SD 57053, USA |
Revisions
ContributorBake
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Sources
From his daughter, this is not Capt. Maurice F Baker. The second and third pictures associated with this picture are, however.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / The 357th Over Europe