William H Baker Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURJoined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, Probable Fw190 26-4-41, Destroyed Fw190 31-7-41
transferred to 336FS 15-9-42, shot down 26 September 1942 near Morlaix, France in Spitfire 1X BS 446. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 26 September 1942
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other E/A Probable |
Calais, France | 26 April 1941 | Probable Fw190 26-4-41. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Calais, France | 31 July 1941 | Destroyed Fw190 31-7-41. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 15 September 1942 - 26 September 1942 | Transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF 15-9-42. |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Morlaix, France | 26 September 1942 | Shot down by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were never recovered. |
Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery. | |
Other Joined RAFVR |
Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | ||
Other Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 15 September 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Born |
Texas, USA |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 28-Oct-2014. Connection to mission within web-site data.
Lee Cunningham 22-Oct-2014. American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list