NAME: William H. Baker |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 996732 |
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HOME OF RECORD: Unknown |
NEXT OF KIN: — |
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DATE OF BIRTH: Unknown |
SERVICE DATES: 1944 – 1946 |
DATE OF DEATH: — |
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CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
None Served | C/1/24 | 746 | Private | ||||
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: — |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Private |
William H. Baker joined Company C, 24th Marines on April 10, 1945. He trained with them as a BAR gunner until the war ended that September; he saw no combat before the Japanese surrender.
After his regiment disbanded, Baker joined the 17th Service Battalion to serve out his enlistment. He was discharged in 1946.