Serviceman
George L Baker
815th
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- Army serial number
- 16073912
- Rank
- Cpl (9 March 1944), Cpl (3 August 1944), SSGT (14 September 1944), SSGT (1 November 1944), SSGT (27 December 1944)
- Hometown
- Sloan IO; SLOAN IA
- Also written
- George Baker
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 146
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 16073912); verify
Crews
- Marshall C. Makinster Crew · 815th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3391 | SSGT |
| 1 November 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4301 | SSGT |
| 27 December 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 5207 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 9 March 1944, last 3 August 1944; grades seen: Cpl. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-03-09 815th: Fr dy to hosp 4 Mar 44 OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT
- 1944-08-03 815th: Trfd to 2d Bomb Gp
National Archives pages: roll 466076292 p. 308, roll 566192358 p. 2177
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