Buford Reece Baker
MilitaryHe registered for the WW II draft on 30 June 1942, and he was listed as an employee of A. R. Baker, Steppville, Alabama. He was 5' 11" tall; weighed 170 pounds; had blonde hair, blue eyes and a 'light' complexion.
He entered the service on 12 October 1942 from Fort McClellan, Alabama. He enlisted as a Private; he had three years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Farm hands, general farms".
We have him listed on the 437th TCG Special Orders #195, dated 27 December 1943. These were the orders generated at Pope Field (Fort Bragg, NC) for the first phase of movement by air and by rail of the 437th personnel to their eventual overseas deployment.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
29 June 1922 | ||
Died |
9 August 2010 |
Revisions
Draft registration
NARA AAD
437th TCG Special Orders #195
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