Earl Shelton Baker
Military14 October 1943 on return from Schweinfurt mission, B17#42-29784 'Smilin'-Thru' crashed at Wiltshire with crew baling out. All returned to duty.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Smilin-Thru
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Virginia, USA | 20 December 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Richmond, VA, USA | 28 July 1942 | Private, Branch Immaterial |
Other Assigned |
14 September 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #96 dated 14 September 1943, Erwin C. Johnson Crew, 28 combat missions. | |
Died |
Salem, VA, USA | 26 October 2014 | Burial: Sherwood Burial Park Salem Salem City Virginia, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 341, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…