Wyman Alan Baker
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 23286
2nd Lt Wyman Alan Baker.
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return(FTR) fighter sweep Marburg in P-47 42-28741. Collided with P-47 44-19739 whilst in melee with Me109's, crashed near Guell, Killed in Action (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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12030330 / O-659222
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Niagara Falls, NY, USA | 30 September 1921 | Son of Lloyd Neil and Marie Josephine [Lombard] Baker. |
Based |
Boxted | 26 October 1944 - 2 December 1944 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Marburg, Germany | 2 December 1944 | Failed to Return(FTR) fighter sweep Marburg in P-47 42-28741. Collided with P-47 44-19739 whilst in melee with Bf109's, crashed near Guell. Killed in Action (KIA). |
California, USA | |||
Enlisted |
California, USA | California | |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot D Row 25 Grave 21 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10799 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list