World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Dewey Baird
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Kingsville, Texas
Honored By
Christopher W. Baird
Relationship
Son
HE SERVED IN CLEAN UP OPERATIONS POST HIROSHIMA. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO PELELIU TO WORK TO UNCOVER THE REMAINING JAPANESE RESISTANCE THERE. HE WAS WITNESS TO JAPANESE TROOPS SURRENDERING AFTER LEARNING THAT THE WAR WAS OVER.