World War II Honoree

William Royall Baker

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Columbia, Virginia

Honored By

Charlotte Irving Baker

Relationship

Wife

SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1946 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS WASP CV-18 WITH ADMIRAL HALSEY'S 3RD FLEET. HE WAS AN AERIAL GUNNER IN SQUADRON VB-86 FLYING IN SB-2C AND SBD DIVE BOMBERS. PARTICIPATED IN AIR STRIKES ON WAKE ISLAND AND THE MAINLAND OF JAPAN. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AIR MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.