Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

Leo Ray Baker

BranchArmy
RankCorporal
Conflict / EraWorld War II
Years of Service1942 – 1946
Date of Birth06/02/1920
Date of Death12/17/1996
HometownParis, OH
AwardsPurple Heart, Good Conduct Ribbon; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Campaign Star; World War II Victory Medal; Philippine Liberation Ribbon; Combat Infantryman's Badge; Expert Infantryman's Badge
Burial LocationParis Twp: Oakdale
Monument PaverSection C
SourceHEROES FROM THE HEARTLAND (C. Robinson Bartow, 2002), p 36; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 4, p. 226; veteran data form submitted by Leo M. Baker

Overseas service: Luzon, Philippines; Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operation. Church: UNKNOWN. School: Marysville High School. Wounded at Luzon, Philippines

Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument