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Ralph Melville Baker, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Captain
serial number:
location:Army Air Corps, 57th Fighter Group; Middle East and Africa.
enlistment date:April 26, 1941
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Oct. 7, 1945
place discharged:
decorations: Air Medal (1942-)
Distinguished Flying Cross (1926-)
Oak Leaf Cluster (U. S. Armed Forces)
history:Participated in the battle of Tunisia.
service documents:
references:Chisholm War History Committee Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Aug. 28, 1918
birth place:
home town:Shenango Location, MN
date of death:Oct. 20, 2007
father:Baker, Roy M.
mother:Baker, Jessie I. (Chalmers)
siblings:
school:Chisholm High School

Last update: 10/22/2015