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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Bert O. Baker

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Muskogee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH A B-24 BOMBER GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. FLEW NUMEROUS BOMBING MISSIONS FROM ITALY INTO GERMANY. MAY 24, 1943, SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA AND CAPTURED BY GERMAN FORCES. HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR ONE YEAR BEFORE BEING FREED BY GENERAL PATTON'S FORCES. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.