Lester S Baker
MilitaryShot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #42-100360 'Luck & Stuff'. Baker fell into enemy hands in the Eischott district. POW.
POW, Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, EAME Medal, WW II Victory Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Luck and Stuff
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 July 1924 | ||
Died |
3 September 2003 | ||
Buried |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 April 1944 |
Revisions
Capitalized the Words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4485 / MACR 4485/ wife Virginia Baker; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 92-93 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database