World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Taylor Baker
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Thatcher, Colorado
Honored By
The Baker Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT COAST GUARD TRAINING STATION, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA; COAST GUARD CUTTER DAPHNE WPC-106; COAST GUARD CUTTER COLUMBINE WAGL-208; COAST GUARD RECEIVING STATION, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; COAST GUARD CUTTER WPC-600; COAST GUARD ACADEMY, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; FORT HANCOCK STATION; DISTRICT COAST GUARD OFFICER, 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT; COAST GUARD CUTTER WPC-83407; COAST GUARD CUTTER WPC-83406; MIAMI REPAIR BASE; CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA; COAST GUARD CUTTER WPC-626; COAST GUARD DEPOT, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA; COAST GUARD REPAIR YARD, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA; RECEIVING STATION, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; USS JOSEPH T. DICKMAN AP-26; RECEIVING STATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; COAST GUARD TRAINING STATION, GROTON, CONNECTICUT; DISTRICT COAST GUARD OFFICER, 12TH NAVAL DISTRICT; COAST GUARD CUTTER NEMAHA WPC-148; AND COAST GUARD RECEIVING STATION, MOUNT RAINIER ORDNANCE DEPOT, WASHINGTON. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.