Fireman 1st Class (321-35-78). He was the youngest child of Frank Balaam Baker and Vina (nee Bell) of Louisiana. Baker enlisted on 11 October 1939 at Des Moins, Iowa, and served briefly on the battleship USS Idaho, before transferring to the Peary in April 1940. He was with the Peary in Cavite Bay when she was bombed, and then endured three aerial bombardments on his way to Australia. He was unmarried when he died, two weeks short of his 22nd birthday.
Fireman 1st Class (321-35-78). He was the youngest child of Frank Balaam Baker and Vina (nee Bell) of Louisiana. Baker enlisted on 11 October 1939 at Des Moins, Iowa, and served briefly on the battleship USS Idaho, before transferring to the Peary in April 1940. He was with the Peary in Cavite Bay when she was bombed, and then endured three aerial bombardments on his way to Australia. He was unmarried when he died, two weeks short of his 22nd birthday.
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Entered the service from Iowa.
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