World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Elmer A. Baker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New Bloomfield, Missouri
Honored By
Ms. Sandra J. Cardens
Relationship
Daughter
Member of Company K, 262nd Infantry, 66th 'Panther' Division. Killed when the troop ship, 'Leopoldville' was torpedoed and sank on December 24, 1944, in the English Channel, 5.5 miles from Cherbourg, France.