PFC Willis L Baker (1918-1944) - Find a Grave Memorial

PFC Willis L Baker Veteran

Birth

20 Nov 1918

Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

19 Sep 1944 (aged 25)

Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery

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PFC. Baker, William L

Service number: 33230110

Age: 19

Born: November 20, 1918, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Hometown: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Family:

Charles Russell Baker Sr. (father)

Addie Blanche (nee Bishop) Baker (mother)

Charles Russell Baker Jr. (brother)

Ethel Bishop Bishop/Baker/McDonnell (sister)

Rank: Private

Function: Rifleman

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C

Date of death: September 19, 1944

Status: Died Of Wounds

Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Spot: 34th Evacuation Hospital, near Sillegny, France

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Evergreen Cemetery

Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of enlistment: May 1, 1942, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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PFC. Baker, William L

Service number: 33230110

Age: 19

Born: November 20, 1918, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Hometown: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Family:

Charles Russell Baker Sr. (father)

Addie Blanche (nee Bishop) Baker (mother)

Charles Russell Baker Jr. (brother)

Ethel Bishop Bishop/Baker/McDonnell (sister)

Rank: Private

Function: Rifleman

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C

Date of death: September 19, 1944

Status: Died Of Wounds

Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Spot: 34th Evacuation Hospital, near Sillegny, France

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Evergreen Cemetery

Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of enlistment: May 1, 1942, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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