World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Earl Raymond Baker
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
He was an Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13) on 19 March 1945 when she was hit by two 550-pound bombs killing or wounding 120 of her crew. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal.