Ray Gordon Baker

Military

Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 kills, 1 damaged. ETD.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean Service Medal, UN Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Air Force Long Service Award (4 OLC), Air Force Commendation Medal.



Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and rising to the rank of Lt Colonel.

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Units served with

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hendricks, West Virginia 30 October 1917

Other

Crashed

Airport Blvd, Tampa, FL 33634, USA 10 October 1943 Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Drew AAB, Tampa, FL Cat 3 damage Lt Ray G Baker, 10-Oct-43. RA-24B 42-34422 - 518FBX 408FBG

Based

Steeple Morden 13 July 1944 - 14 May 1945 Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

ASR escort

North Sea off Terschelling, Netherlands 26 August 1944 Lost wingman on ASR escort over north sea off Terschelling Holland.

Other

E/A Destroyed x 2

Berlin, Germany 7 December 1944 Claimed two Fw190's destroyed and one damaged.

Other

E/A Damaged

Berlin, Germany 7 December 1944 Claimed one Fw190 damaged.

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK 14 May 1945

Died

California, USA 8 May 1985

Buried

Riverside, CA, USA Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California, USA.
Hendricks, WV, USA

Enlisted

West Virginia, USA

Other

Returned to unit (RTU)

Airport Blvd, Abilene, TX 79602, USA 1 April 1944 Returned to unit from 518FBS, 408FBG

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/355-baker-5de…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Baker&GSfn=ray&GS…;

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia