Edgar William Baker III
MilitaryAssigned to 772BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 19-Aug-44 flak, crashed Ploesti; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9717.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18076318 / O-756229
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Berlin Sleeper III
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
DuVal County, FL | 3 February 1919 | Son of Edgar William and Margaret [Walston] Baker. |
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Died |
Ploesti | 19 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 19-Aug-44 flak, crashed Ploesti; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9717. |
| Florida, USA | Husband of Mildred L. Baker. | ||
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Based |
Celone | 19 August 1944 | Assigned to 772BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial |