Gordon Edwin Baker
MilitaryAssigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Re-assigned to HQ Sqn 56FG, 8AF USAAF. EOW.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lima, Allen County, OH | 13 April 1918 | Son of Erben Louis Baker. |
Enlisted |
Columbus, OH, USA | 30 December 1940 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
Based |
Boxted | 2 June 1944 - 17 June 1944 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Transferred |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 17 June 1944 - 26 September 1944 | Transferred to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Reassigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 26 September 1944 - 10 August 1945 | Re-assigned to HQ Sqn 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other End of War |
Europe | 10 August 1945 | |
Other Promoted |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 10 August 1945 | Promoted to Lt Colonel. |
Died |
Sumterville, FL 33585, USA | 1 May 2004 |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/page/36446676_gordon_e%20baker/details/
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://www.fold3.com/page/84135546_gordon_e%20baker/details/