World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Sidney L. Baggett
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERGEANT, GUNNER, B-24 LIBERATOR, 320TH SQUADRON (MOBY DICK), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED DECEMBER 1, 1943. HIS PLANE WAS ONE OF MORE THAN FORTY B-24'S THAT BOMBED WEWAK. ALL OF THE TAIL POSITION WAS SHOT OUT BY ENEMY FIRE AND THE PLANE CRASHED NEAR KARAU. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 1316.