World War II Honoree

Foy E. Baker

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hobbs, New Mexico

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: 2ND LIEUTENANT. SERVED AS A PARATROOPER WITH REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, 3RD BATTALION, 502ND PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. HE JUMPED INTO THE AREA OF SAINT-MARTIN-DE-VARREVILLE, THE DESIGNATED DROP ZONE, ‘DZ-A’ ON THE FRENCH COTENTIN PENINSULA IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944, BATTLE OF NORMANDY. THIS WAS THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, CODE NAME: OPERATION OVERLORD. KILLED IN ACTION ON THE DAY OF THE INITIAL ASSAULT IN THE AREA OF HIS DROP ZONE AND WAS BURIED IN A NORMANDY BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY, WITH INTERMENT APRIL 28, 1949 IN THE FORT BLISS NATIONAL CEMETERY, EL PASO, TEXAS.