VIETNAM
KIA
"Lt Baker was lost when the jeep in which he was a passenger detonated a box mine in a road near Da Nang in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. The driver of the jeep was wounded and required aeromedical evacuation, but survived the incident." - Clemson Scroll of Honor
Son of Elmer Reid and Louise Bell Baker.
WHITMIRE - Lt. Jesse Rutledge Baker, 23, USMC, was killed in action Friday, August 18 in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Lt Baker was born and reared in Whitmire, son of Elmer R. and Louis Bell Baker. He was a graduate of Whitmire High in 1962 and was a member of the football team, the track team, and was presented several honors and medals in sportsmanship. He was an Eagle Scout and an Explorer Scout. Lt Baker was a graduate of Clemson University in the engineering class of 1966. At Clemson, he was a member of the Pershing Rifles Drill Team and, during summer vacation, received Marine training at Quantico Marine Base.
He entered active service in June 1966 and was stationed at Quantico, Camp Lejeune, and Camp Pendleton. In Vietnam, he was serving with B Company of the 7th Engineer Battalion and was in his Jeep when it struck a mine, causing his death.
A bridge over the Vinh Dinh River was built by a B Company platoon of engineers under command of Lt Baker. Located a few miles south of Da Nang, it is the longest permanent bridge (300 feet) that the Marines have built in Vietnam. Lt Baker named it the "Cooper" Bridge in honor of the first Marine killed by sniper fire while working on the bridge. Several lost their lives to snipers during the two months of construction. It was formally opened July 17.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Baker, Whitmire; one brother, William Edgar Baker of Whitmire; two sisters, Mrs. Glenn Huff of Greenville and Miss Trudy Baker of the home; and grandmothers, Mrs. W. E. Baker of Whitmire and Mrs. J. R. Bell of Due West.
Prior to entering the service, he was with his father in W. E. Baker & Son Construction Co.
Services will be at Whitmire Methodist Church with interment with full military rites.
Published in The State, August 27, 1967
KIA
"Lt Baker was lost when the jeep in which he was a passenger detonated a box mine in a road near Da Nang in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. The driver of the jeep was wounded and required aeromedical evacuation, but survived the incident." - Clemson Scroll of Honor
Son of Elmer Reid and Louise Bell Baker.
WHITMIRE - Lt. Jesse Rutledge Baker, 23, USMC, was killed in action Friday, August 18 in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Lt Baker was born and reared in Whitmire, son of Elmer R. and Louis Bell Baker. He was a graduate of Whitmire High in 1962 and was a member of the football team, the track team, and was presented several honors and medals in sportsmanship. He was an Eagle Scout and an Explorer Scout. Lt Baker was a graduate of Clemson University in the engineering class of 1966. At Clemson, he was a member of the Pershing Rifles Drill Team and, during summer vacation, received Marine training at Quantico Marine Base.
He entered active service in June 1966 and was stationed at Quantico, Camp Lejeune, and Camp Pendleton. In Vietnam, he was serving with B Company of the 7th Engineer Battalion and was in his Jeep when it struck a mine, causing his death.
A bridge over the Vinh Dinh River was built by a B Company platoon of engineers under command of Lt Baker. Located a few miles south of Da Nang, it is the longest permanent bridge (300 feet) that the Marines have built in Vietnam. Lt Baker named it the "Cooper" Bridge in honor of the first Marine killed by sniper fire while working on the bridge. Several lost their lives to snipers during the two months of construction. It was formally opened July 17.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Baker, Whitmire; one brother, William Edgar Baker of Whitmire; two sisters, Mrs. Glenn Huff of Greenville and Miss Trudy Baker of the home; and grandmothers, Mrs. W. E. Baker of Whitmire and Mrs. J. R. Bell of Due West.
Prior to entering the service, he was with his father in W. E. Baker & Son Construction Co.
Services will be at Whitmire Methodist Church with interment with full military rites.
Published in The State, August 27, 1967
VIETNAM
KIA
"Lt Baker was lost when the jeep in which he was a passenger detonated a box mine in a road near Da Nang in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. The driver of the jeep was wounded and required aeromedical evacuation, but survived the incident." - Clemson Scroll of Honor
Son of Elmer Reid and Louise Bell Baker.
WHITMIRE - Lt. Jesse Rutledge Baker, 23, USMC, was killed in action Friday, August 18 in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Lt Baker was born and reared in Whitmire, son of Elmer R. and Louis Bell Baker. He was a graduate of Whitmire High in 1962 and was a member of the football team, the track team, and was presented several honors and medals in sportsmanship. He was an Eagle Scout and an Explorer Scout. Lt Baker was a graduate of Clemson University in the engineering class of 1966. At Clemson, he was a member of the Pershing Rifles Drill Team and, during summer vacation, received Marine training at Quantico Marine Base.
He entered active service in June 1966 and was stationed at Quantico, Camp Lejeune, and Camp Pendleton. In Vietnam, he was serving with B Company of the 7th Engineer Battalion and was in his Jeep when it struck a mine, causing his death.
A bridge over the Vinh Dinh River was built by a B Company platoon of engineers under command of Lt Baker. Located a few miles south of Da Nang, it is the longest permanent bridge (300 feet) that the Marines have built in Vietnam. Lt Baker named it the "Cooper" Bridge in honor of the first Marine killed by sniper fire while working on the bridge. Several lost their lives to snipers during the two months of construction. It was formally opened July 17.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Baker, Whitmire; one brother, William Edgar Baker of Whitmire; two sisters, Mrs. Glenn Huff of Greenville and Miss Trudy Baker of the home; and grandmothers, Mrs. W. E. Baker of Whitmire and Mrs. J. R. Bell of Due West.
Prior to entering the service, he was with his father in W. E. Baker & Son Construction Co.
Services will be at Whitmire Methodist Church with interment with full military rites.
Published in The State, August 27, 1967
KIA
"Lt Baker was lost when the jeep in which he was a passenger detonated a box mine in a road near Da Nang in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. The driver of the jeep was wounded and required aeromedical evacuation, but survived the incident." - Clemson Scroll of Honor
Son of Elmer Reid and Louise Bell Baker.
WHITMIRE - Lt. Jesse Rutledge Baker, 23, USMC, was killed in action Friday, August 18 in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Lt Baker was born and reared in Whitmire, son of Elmer R. and Louis Bell Baker. He was a graduate of Whitmire High in 1962 and was a member of the football team, the track team, and was presented several honors and medals in sportsmanship. He was an Eagle Scout and an Explorer Scout. Lt Baker was a graduate of Clemson University in the engineering class of 1966. At Clemson, he was a member of the Pershing Rifles Drill Team and, during summer vacation, received Marine training at Quantico Marine Base.
He entered active service in June 1966 and was stationed at Quantico, Camp Lejeune, and Camp Pendleton. In Vietnam, he was serving with B Company of the 7th Engineer Battalion and was in his Jeep when it struck a mine, causing his death.
A bridge over the Vinh Dinh River was built by a B Company platoon of engineers under command of Lt Baker. Located a few miles south of Da Nang, it is the longest permanent bridge (300 feet) that the Marines have built in Vietnam. Lt Baker named it the "Cooper" Bridge in honor of the first Marine killed by sniper fire while working on the bridge. Several lost their lives to snipers during the two months of construction. It was formally opened July 17.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Baker, Whitmire; one brother, William Edgar Baker of Whitmire; two sisters, Mrs. Glenn Huff of Greenville and Miss Trudy Baker of the home; and grandmothers, Mrs. W. E. Baker of Whitmire and Mrs. J. R. Bell of Due West.
Prior to entering the service, he was with his father in W. E. Baker & Son Construction Co.
Services will be at Whitmire Methodist Church with interment with full military rites.
Published in The State, August 27, 1967
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