Baker Wilfred

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Wilfred Baker is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Wei�enfels 69th Infantry Division Plaque

Battle for Wei�enfels Servicemen Plaque

Name:

Wilfred Baker

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

37748920

Unit:

69th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1945-04-16

State:

Kansas

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Wilfred Baker was born on August 23, 1914, in Altamont, Labette County, Kansas. He was the son of Wilfred Baker and Jessie Kugler Baker. He enlisted in the service on August 4, 1944. He served in the 271st Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II.

PFC Baker was Killed in Action on April 16, 1945, during the Battle of Wei�enfels in Germany. He is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov