Harry Burtnett Baker
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 kills. 1 x Me109, 1 x Fw190. Killed in crash landing due to engine failure Wansford. P-51 44-13924. 4-Aug-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH.
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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
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mechanicsburg, PA | 11 April 1919 | Son of Harry Balmer and Martha Lenore [Burtnett] Baker. |
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Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 12 March 1942 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Wittering | 27 August 1943 - 4 August 1944 | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 28 June 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other Killed in action |
Wansford, Peterborough PE8, UK | 4 August 1944 | Killed in crash landing due to engine failure Wansford. P-51 44-13924. |
| Lemoyne, PA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 34 Site 3902 |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King;'s Cliffe Memorial Edition