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PVT Nick Baron

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PVT Nick Baron Veteran

Birth
Curtisville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 Jun 1944 (aged 26)
Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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KIA WWII
Normandy, France
D-Day +2

12th Infantry Regiment
4th Division

WV Vet Mem Application Form; Dominion News - death notice - 7/13/1944; Young American Patriots; Fairmont Times 1944/07/27.

Notes: Purple Heart; Was a member of a mine machine crew at Osage before entering the Army.

According to the "History of the Twelfth Infantry Regiment In World War II" by Colonel Gerden F Johnson, Private Nick Baron was a member of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment. On June 8th, 1944, the 1st Battalion was ordered to secure high ground north of the town of Montebourg, France. The battalion advanced under heavy German artillery fire to a location between the towns of Emondeville and Azeville, where it repelled a vicious counterattack. At some point during the days heavy fighting, Private Nick Baron was killed in action.
KIA WWII
Normandy, France
D-Day +2

12th Infantry Regiment
4th Division

WV Vet Mem Application Form; Dominion News - death notice - 7/13/1944; Young American Patriots; Fairmont Times 1944/07/27.

Notes: Purple Heart; Was a member of a mine machine crew at Osage before entering the Army.

According to the "History of the Twelfth Infantry Regiment In World War II" by Colonel Gerden F Johnson, Private Nick Baron was a member of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment. On June 8th, 1944, the 1st Battalion was ordered to secure high ground north of the town of Montebourg, France. The battalion advanced under heavy German artillery fire to a location between the towns of Emondeville and Azeville, where it repelled a vicious counterattack. At some point during the days heavy fighting, Private Nick Baron was killed in action.

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  • Created by: Jeff Hall
  • Added: Feb 21, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158422177/nick-baron: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Nick Baron (25 Nov 1917–8 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158422177, citing Beverly Hills Memorial Park, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Jeff Hall (contributor 47296194).