World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Frank Baker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
East Point, Georgia
Honored By
A Grateful American
SECOND LIEUTENANT, CO-PILOT, B-24 LIBERATOR 'MISS CARRIAGE', 400TH SQUADRON 'BLACK PIRATES', 90TH BOMB GROUP (JOLLY ROGERS), FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF JOHN STILES CREW. ON A BOMBING MISSION AGAINST WEWAK AUGUST 20, 1943, HIS PLANE WAS ATTACKED BY A JAPANESE FIGHTER CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE AND CRASH. SOME OF THE CREW MEMBERS BAILED OUT, BUT IT COULD NOT DETERMINE IF ANY LIVED OR WERE CAPTURED. AWARDED: AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART.