Joseph Thomas Baker

Military

media-29776.jpeg UPL 29776 Joseph Thomas Baker - age approx 21

personal photo collection

Object Number - UPL 29776 - Joseph Thomas Baker - age approx 21

Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

452nd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

728th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Drury Bateson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-687281
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John H Buhs

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-809523
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Roy R Bumsted

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-749669
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Lyle C Hathaway

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36417395
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Charles W Hodge

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32574992
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-39841

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Wacky Woody
Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Stalag Luft VI

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug

Stalag VII-A

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Lowell, IN 46356, USA	30 October 1922
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	Germany	25 February 1944 - 7 May 1945	Shot down 25 Feb 1944 #6 - 6 March '44 -15 July '44 #4 - 18 July '44 - 31 Jan '45 #13D -8 Feb '45 - 4 April '45 #7A - 16 April '45 - 7 May '45 LaHavre, France 7 May 1945 on ship 15 May '45 to South Hampton, England Sailed for USA 19 May '45 Arrived USA 24 May '45.
Died	Munster, IN, USA	30 January 2005

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Lowell, IN 46356, USA

30 October 1922

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany

25 February 1944 - 7 May 1945

Shot down 25 Feb 1944 #6 - 6 March '44 -15 July '44 #4 - 18 July '44 - 31 Jan '45 #13D -8 Feb '45 - 4 April '45 #7A - 16 April '45 - 7 May '45 LaHavre, France 7 May 1945 on ship 15 May '45 to South Hampton, England Sailed for USA 19 May '45 Arrived USA 24 May '45.

Died

Munster, IN, USA

30 January 2005

Revisions

Date30 Aug 2017 15:41:16