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
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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