World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Emory Hale Baird
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Burns, Oregon
Honored By
Dion Baird
Relationship
Grandson
FLEW 32 MISSIONS IN A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS. MOST OF THEM AS A BOMBARDIER ALTHOUGH HE WAS ALSO RATED AS A PILOT AND A NAVIGATOR. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AS WELL AS HIS CAMPAIGN MEDALS.