Schuyler A Baker
MilitaryAssigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1.5 Kills. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. EOW.
Awards: DFC, AM (6 OLC), 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: Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Little Lady
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jefferson County, AL, USA | 8 October 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Tuscaloosa, AL, USA | 11 March 1942 | |
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Based |
Wittering | 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed 1.5 |
Perleberg, Germany | 14 January 1945 | 1 x Fw190 destroyed and 1 x Fw190 shared. Perleberg, Germany. |
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Other Transferred |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 15 June 1945 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Alabama, USA | 19 May 1990 | |
| Huntsville, Alabama | |||
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Buried |
Birmingham, AL, USA | Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham Jefferson County Alabama, USA | |
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Other End Of War |
Europe |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition