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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wayland J. Baker

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Mallard, Iowa

Honored By

Family & Friends

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Activity During WWII

PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR. ASSIGNED TO THE USS ALLEN DD-66 IN THE PACIFIC. IN 1944 HE TRANSFERRED TO THE ATTACK TRANSPORT USS SANDOVAL APA-194 WHICH LANDED MARINES ON IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. IN THE ASSAULT ON IWO JIMA, HE JUMPED FROM BOAT TO BOAT TO KEEP PUMPS GOING SO THAT DAMAGED LANDING CRAFT COULD BE KEPT AFLOAT. IN FEBRUARY 1945, HE WITNESSED THE HISTORIC FLAG RAISING ATOP MOUNT SURIBACHI.