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PFC Delbert Harrison Baird

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PFC Delbert Harrison Baird

Birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Death
26 May 1954 (aged 19)
Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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US Marine Corps Veteran

Private First Class Baird was a crew member of the aircraft carrier, USS BENNINGTON (CVA-20), cruising in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. On May 26, 1954, a launching catapult exploded killing him and 101 fellow crewmen.

Private First Class Baird was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

G A Abrogust
C E Adams
C M Alexander
J E Arrigoni
F S Bacon
C M Barber
R L Barnes
W N Baskin
G M Bemiss
R Boyd
T W Bryan

W Rich
C P Riley
J E Rivers
A L Robinson
C E Schmucker Jr
B Sico
D J Smith
R C Smith
R K Smith
C W Sommars
J T Stanford
C D Thomas Jr
E A Thomas
D R Thornhill
E Thornton
E C Tinney
P S Tondo
H M Triplet
J Van Der Hooning
K B Wages
M Williams
H L Willis
W William
G J Witvoet
P D Wonsetler
L G Woodum
H H Wright
R R Wright
US Marine Corps Veteran

Private First Class Baird was a crew member of the aircraft carrier, USS BENNINGTON (CVA-20), cruising in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. On May 26, 1954, a launching catapult exploded killing him and 101 fellow crewmen.

Private First Class Baird was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

G A Abrogust
C E Adams
C M Alexander
J E Arrigoni
F S Bacon
C M Barber
R L Barnes
W N Baskin
G M Bemiss
R Boyd
T W Bryan

W Rich
C P Riley
J E Rivers
A L Robinson
C E Schmucker Jr
B Sico
D J Smith
R C Smith
R K Smith
C W Sommars
J T Stanford
C D Thomas Jr
E A Thomas
D R Thornhill
E Thornton
E C Tinney
P S Tondo
H M Triplet
J Van Der Hooning
K B Wages
M Williams
H L Willis
W William
G J Witvoet
P D Wonsetler
L G Woodum
H H Wright
R R Wright


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