William H Baker
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60333 - William Harold Baker, Navigator, 600th BS, 398th BG. KIA Nov. 25, 1944
William Baker was Killed in Action (KIA) when his pilots were trying to land in heavy fog returning from a mission over Merseberg, Germany. The pilots, Vell Hansard and Robert Davis had given the order to bail out. Baker managed to bail out but the aircraft was flying at a low altitude and his parachute did not open in time to save his life.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 25 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
20 September 1922 | ||
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 24 November 1944 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Barkway, Royston, Hertfordshire SG8, UK | 25 November 1944 | Crashed in bad weather on return from Merseburg mission. The aircraft came down into Read Wood, near Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK |
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Enlisted |
Kentucky, USA | Exact date not yet known | |
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Buried |
Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery, 6805 Drive Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Anderson, IN 46013, USA |
Revisions
Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79776496
Combat Chronology; 398th History Vol II / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
