Neil Thomas Baker
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 23275 - 2nd Lt Neil T Baker 348FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.
Failed to Return (FTR) 1-Aug-44 mission in P-51 #44-13975, mid air collision with P-51 #43-25040 10 miles SW of Honington. Pilot 2nd Lt Baker KIA.
Awards: 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
- Nicknames: Dot
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 384th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Seattle, WA, USA | 30 March 1921 | Son of Chester Logan and Edith [McKee] Baker. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
10 miles NW Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | 1 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) 1-Aug-44 mission in P-51 44-13975, mid air collision with P-51 43-25040 10 miles SW of Honington. Pilot 2nd Lt Baker KIA. |
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Buried |
2 August 1944 | Interred. | |
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Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA | 3 March 1949 | Re-Interred. Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County California, USA. |
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Enlisted |
Washington, USA | Washington, USA | |
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Based |
Honington | 1 August 1944 | Assigned to 384FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Born |
Bremerton, WA, USA |
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAl_Skiff
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