Name:
Joe D. Baker
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
34366798
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-21
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
B
Row:
10
Grave:
31
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Joe D. Baker was born in 1921. He was the son of Elmer Sylvester "Hoss" Baker and Matilda Janie Rushing Baker. Joe served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on September 21, 1944 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.