World War II Honoree

Betty Lee Baker

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Greenburg, Indiana

Honored By

Emanuel Dimiceli

Relationship

Son

ENLISTED AND COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT FORT OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA. SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL FOR NAVIGATION IN KANSAS CITY WHERE SHE QUALIFIED AS RADIO OPERATOR WITH 30 WORDS A MINUTE MORSE CODE. SHE SERVED ON THE FLIGHT LINE AT SELMAN FIELD, MONROE, LOUISIANA WHERE SHE WAS MEMBER OF FLIGHT CREW AS RADIO OPERATOR. AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND CREW MEMBER SHE FLEW AS FAR WEST AS COLORADO, AS AS FAR EAST AS FLORIDA. IN BETWEEN FLIGHTS SHE PERFORMED CRYSTAL RADIO MAINTENANCE.