World War I casualty. Died of wounds received in action in the Meuse-Argonne. Pvt., Co. E, 1st Ammunition Train. Awarded the Croix de Guerre; Certificate for gallantry in action and especially meritorious service, signed by the Commander of the 1st Division, and a certificate for bravery signed by General John J. Pershing. Buried in the American Cemetery at Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Baker, 2323 W. Fourteenth Street, Sioux City Iowa. (From For God and Country, published by the Sioux City, Iowa, Edward H. Monahan Post of The American Legion, 1923.)

He was born on March 25, 1898 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France.