World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leemond O. Baker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ocala, Florida
Honored By
Ms. Pat S. Pierce
Relationship
Niece
BORN AND RAISED IN SHADY GROVE, KENTUCKY. JOINED THE ARMY AIR FORCES AND SERVED IN ENGLAND AS A BOMBARDIER DURING WWII. MARRIED A BRITISH CITIZEN AND HAD ONE SON. AFTER THE WAR, HE WORKED AT DAM 48 IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA AS A DIVER FOR 30 YEARS. RETIRED TO FLORIDA WHERE HE PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO.