Name:
Herman Clarence Baker
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
459628
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-27
State:
Vermont
Cemetery:
Mount Hope Cemetery, Northfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Herman Clarence Baker was born on February 1, 1925, in Northfield, Washington County, Vermont. He was the son of Clarence Ellsworth Baker and Bertha Ann Cole Baker.
He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, as Private First Class, during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 27, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.