From the 1976 Hendricks County History (p. 178):
Horace Russell Baker, the second child of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth (May) Baker, was born on January 6, 1896. He was drafted in World War I, entering the Army on September 17, 1917. He served at Camp Taylor, Kentucky and Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was shipped to France where he served with Company M, 165th Infantry, Rainbow Division. He was killed in the Battle of Sedan Hill on November 7, 1918 and is buried in the Meuse Argonne American Cemetery at Sedan, France. American Legion Post No. 237 and its associated Auxiliary at Lizton were named the Horace R. Baker Post in his honor.
from the Gazette for May 29, 1919:
All doubt as to the fate of Russell Baker of Lizton was cleared up Monday when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker, of Lizton, received word from the Chief of Staff that their son had fallen in the service of his country and was buried in France.
The parents received word last November that Russell had been wounded in action on Nov. 5. It was reported that he had been wounded in the foot, and for this reason it was thought the injury was not serious. No particulars were given. Time wore on and no word was received from him. Some comrades of the lad who returned from France were said to have reported they had seen Russell and talked with him in February. According to this report, which was generally circulated, the missing boy told these comrades that he would give his parents the surprise of their life in the near future. This was generally interpreted to mean that he had chosen a French bride and intended to bring her to the home of his parents. The parents, however, did not believe that Russell would neglect to write them if all was well with him, and as no word came they made inquiries of the War Department. The answer came Monday and it blasted the last faint hope that the young man had survived. The message gave no particulars other than to state that Baker was buried in France on Nov. 7. This was two days after he had been wounded in action.
from the Gazette for June 26, 1919:
Private Horace Russell Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker of Lizton, was born Jan. 6, 1896, and died about Nov. 7, 1918. He was in the 42nd Division, Co. M, 165 Inf.
He united with the Christian church in the fall of 1911. He loved the study of the New Testament, and in one of his last letters home said he had read it through once and was starting to read it a second time. He was a dutiful and obedient son and a kind and loving brother.
He was a member of the Red Mens' lodge, No. 231, at Lizton.
There are left to mourn his death, his parents, one grandfather, four sisters and one brother, besides relatives and friends. Sad is the memory of the time you left us all in sorrow to answer your country's call. When the evening shadows fall and we sit all alone, to our hearts there comes the longing, if you only could come home.
Horace Russell Baker, the second child of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth (May) Baker, was born on January 6, 1896. He was drafted in World War I, entering the Army on September 17, 1917. He served at Camp Taylor, Kentucky and Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was shipped to France where he served with Company M, 165th Infantry, Rainbow Division. He was killed in the Battle of Sedan Hill on November 7, 1918 and is buried in the Meuse Argonne American Cemetery at Sedan, France. American Legion Post No. 237 and its associated Auxiliary at Lizton were named the Horace R. Baker Post in his honor.
from the Gazette for May 29, 1919:
All doubt as to the fate of Russell Baker of Lizton was cleared up Monday when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker, of Lizton, received word from the Chief of Staff that their son had fallen in the service of his country and was buried in France.
The parents received word last November that Russell had been wounded in action on Nov. 5. It was reported that he had been wounded in the foot, and for this reason it was thought the injury was not serious. No particulars were given. Time wore on and no word was received from him. Some comrades of the lad who returned from France were said to have reported they had seen Russell and talked with him in February. According to this report, which was generally circulated, the missing boy told these comrades that he would give his parents the surprise of their life in the near future. This was generally interpreted to mean that he had chosen a French bride and intended to bring her to the home of his parents. The parents, however, did not believe that Russell would neglect to write them if all was well with him, and as no word came they made inquiries of the War Department. The answer came Monday and it blasted the last faint hope that the young man had survived. The message gave no particulars other than to state that Baker was buried in France on Nov. 7. This was two days after he had been wounded in action.
from the Gazette for June 26, 1919:
Private Horace Russell Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker of Lizton, was born Jan. 6, 1896, and died about Nov. 7, 1918. He was in the 42nd Division, Co. M, 165 Inf.
He united with the Christian church in the fall of 1911. He loved the study of the New Testament, and in one of his last letters home said he had read it through once and was starting to read it a second time. He was a dutiful and obedient son and a kind and loving brother.
He was a member of the Red Mens' lodge, No. 231, at Lizton.
There are left to mourn his death, his parents, one grandfather, four sisters and one brother, besides relatives and friends. Sad is the memory of the time you left us all in sorrow to answer your country's call. When the evening shadows fall and we sit all alone, to our hearts there comes the longing, if you only could come home.
From the 1976 Hendricks County History (p. 178):
Horace Russell Baker, the second child of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth (May) Baker, was born on January 6, 1896. He was drafted in World War I, entering the Army on September 17, 1917. He served at Camp Taylor, Kentucky and Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was shipped to France where he served with Company M, 165th Infantry, Rainbow Division. He was killed in the Battle of Sedan Hill on November 7, 1918 and is buried in the Meuse Argonne American Cemetery at Sedan, France. American Legion Post No. 237 and its associated Auxiliary at Lizton were named the Horace R. Baker Post in his honor.
from the Gazette for May 29, 1919:
All doubt as to the fate of Russell Baker of Lizton was cleared up Monday when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker, of Lizton, received word from the Chief of Staff that their son had fallen in the service of his country and was buried in France.
The parents received word last November that Russell had been wounded in action on Nov. 5. It was reported that he had been wounded in the foot, and for this reason it was thought the injury was not serious. No particulars were given. Time wore on and no word was received from him. Some comrades of the lad who returned from France were said to have reported they had seen Russell and talked with him in February. According to this report, which was generally circulated, the missing boy told these comrades that he would give his parents the surprise of their life in the near future. This was generally interpreted to mean that he had chosen a French bride and intended to bring her to the home of his parents. The parents, however, did not believe that Russell would neglect to write them if all was well with him, and as no word came they made inquiries of the War Department. The answer came Monday and it blasted the last faint hope that the young man had survived. The message gave no particulars other than to state that Baker was buried in France on Nov. 7. This was two days after he had been wounded in action.
from the Gazette for June 26, 1919:
Private Horace Russell Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker of Lizton, was born Jan. 6, 1896, and died about Nov. 7, 1918. He was in the 42nd Division, Co. M, 165 Inf.
He united with the Christian church in the fall of 1911. He loved the study of the New Testament, and in one of his last letters home said he had read it through once and was starting to read it a second time. He was a dutiful and obedient son and a kind and loving brother.
He was a member of the Red Mens' lodge, No. 231, at Lizton.
There are left to mourn his death, his parents, one grandfather, four sisters and one brother, besides relatives and friends. Sad is the memory of the time you left us all in sorrow to answer your country's call. When the evening shadows fall and we sit all alone, to our hearts there comes the longing, if you only could come home.
Horace Russell Baker, the second child of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth (May) Baker, was born on January 6, 1896. He was drafted in World War I, entering the Army on September 17, 1917. He served at Camp Taylor, Kentucky and Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was shipped to France where he served with Company M, 165th Infantry, Rainbow Division. He was killed in the Battle of Sedan Hill on November 7, 1918 and is buried in the Meuse Argonne American Cemetery at Sedan, France. American Legion Post No. 237 and its associated Auxiliary at Lizton were named the Horace R. Baker Post in his honor.
from the Gazette for May 29, 1919:
All doubt as to the fate of Russell Baker of Lizton was cleared up Monday when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker, of Lizton, received word from the Chief of Staff that their son had fallen in the service of his country and was buried in France.
The parents received word last November that Russell had been wounded in action on Nov. 5. It was reported that he had been wounded in the foot, and for this reason it was thought the injury was not serious. No particulars were given. Time wore on and no word was received from him. Some comrades of the lad who returned from France were said to have reported they had seen Russell and talked with him in February. According to this report, which was generally circulated, the missing boy told these comrades that he would give his parents the surprise of their life in the near future. This was generally interpreted to mean that he had chosen a French bride and intended to bring her to the home of his parents. The parents, however, did not believe that Russell would neglect to write them if all was well with him, and as no word came they made inquiries of the War Department. The answer came Monday and it blasted the last faint hope that the young man had survived. The message gave no particulars other than to state that Baker was buried in France on Nov. 7. This was two days after he had been wounded in action.
from the Gazette for June 26, 1919:
Private Horace Russell Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker of Lizton, was born Jan. 6, 1896, and died about Nov. 7, 1918. He was in the 42nd Division, Co. M, 165 Inf.
He united with the Christian church in the fall of 1911. He loved the study of the New Testament, and in one of his last letters home said he had read it through once and was starting to read it a second time. He was a dutiful and obedient son and a kind and loving brother.
He was a member of the Red Mens' lodge, No. 231, at Lizton.
There are left to mourn his death, his parents, one grandfather, four sisters and one brother, besides relatives and friends. Sad is the memory of the time you left us all in sorrow to answer your country's call. When the evening shadows fall and we sit all alone, to our hearts there comes the longing, if you only could come home.
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