Ray Gordon Baker
MilitaryAssigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 kills, 1 damaged. ETD.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean Service Medal, UN Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Air Force Long Service Award (4 OLC), Air Force Commendation Medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and rising to the rank of Lt Colonel.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hendricks, West Virginia | 30 October 1917 | |
Other Crashed |
Airport Blvd, Tampa, FL 33634, USA | 10 October 1943 | Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Drew AAB, Tampa, FL Cat 3 damage Lt Ray G Baker, 10-Oct-43. RA-24B 42-34422 - 518FBX 408FBG |
Based |
Steeple Morden | 13 July 1944 - 14 May 1945 | Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other ASR escort |
North Sea off Terschelling, Netherlands | 26 August 1944 | Lost wingman on ASR escort over north sea off Terschelling Holland. |
Other E/A Destroyed x 2 |
Berlin, Germany | 7 December 1944 | Claimed two Fw190's destroyed and one damaged. |
Other E/A Damaged |
Berlin, Germany | 7 December 1944 | Claimed one Fw190 damaged. |
Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 14 May 1945 | |
Died |
California, USA | 8 May 1985 | |
Buried |
Riverside, CA, USA | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California, USA. | |
Hendricks, WV, USA | |||
Enlisted |
West Virginia, USA | ||
Other Returned to unit (RTU) |
Airport Blvd, Abilene, TX 79602, USA | 1 April 1944 | Returned to unit from 518FBS, 408FBG |
Revisions
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/355-baker-5de…
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia