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Dana L. Baker

Staff Sergeant Army World War II

Army
Army
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Unit
394th Ohio Bomber Group
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
06/12/1944
Date of Birth
02/01/1913
Date of Death
06/12/1944
Hometown
Union, OH
Burial Location
Union Twp: Milford Center
Monument Paver
No
Also served in
Army, Air Force
Township (entering service)
Union
Township (current / at death)
UNKNOWN
School
UNKNOWN
Status
Killed in Action
When
06/12/1944
Where
ETO/Normandy
Record Authenticated
Yes

Biography

School: UNKNOWN. crew chief of B-29 Martin Marauder; shot down over France shortly after D-Day; KIA

Source: Heroes from the Heartland, p. 1; G.W. Claar; Union Co. Cem. Rec., Vol. 7, p. 74; National Archives; World War II Honoree Record | No DD-214 recorded as of 09/20/2007