Clyde D. Baker
Clyde D. Baker wears the Airborne Command patch
NAME: Clyde D. Baker
ASN: 37601442
PLACE OF BIRTH: Flat River, MO
DATE OF BIRTH: 10 July 1923
DATES OF SERVICE: 12 Feb 1943 to 17 Sep 1945
UNIT ASSIGNED: A CO 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe
AWARDS: Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple with Oak Leaf Cluster, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead and five bronze campaign stars, WWII Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
12 Feb 1943 - Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, MO - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 37601442 | 37601442 |
| NAME | BAKER#CLYDE#D########### | BAKER#CLYDE#D########### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 75 | MISSOURI |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 191 | ST LOUIS CITY |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 7545 | JEFFERSON BARRACKS MISSOURI |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 12 | 12 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 02 | 02 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 43 | 43 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 75 | MISSOURI |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 23 | 23 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 4 | 4 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 693 | Semiskilled occupations in fabrication of metal products, n.e.c. |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 1236 | 1236 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 6.2## | 6.2## |
10 Apr 1944 - Pfc. Clyde D. Baker 37601442 A CO 509th PIB GO 5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
Wounded at Anzio and received a Purple Heart
Wounded again at the Battle of the Bulge on Christmas Eve, which entitled him to a Purple with Oak Leaf Cluster
Clyde D. Baker Wounded left in Truck Ardennes 318 Stand in the Door Charles H. Doyle
He was captured the next day, Christmas, near Manhay, Belgium, and was a POW for 4 months.
25 Dec 1944 - Captured - NARA POW Record
| SERIAL NUMBER | 37601442 | 37601442 |
| NAME | BAKER CLYDE D | BAKER CLYDE D |
| GRADE, ALPHA | PFC | Private First Class |
| GRADE CODE | 7 | Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman |
| SERVICE CODE | 1 | ARMY |
| ARM OR SERVICE | INF | Infantry |
| ARM OR SERVICE CODE | 10 | INF: INFANTRY |
| DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) | 25 | 25 |
| DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) | 12 | 12 |
| DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) | 4 | 1944 |
| RACIAL GROUP CODE | ||
| STATE OF RESIDENCE | ||
| TYPE OF ORGANIZATION | 787 | Parachute Infantry |
| PARENT UNIT NUMBER | 0509 | 0509 |
| PARENT UNIT TYPE | 07 | Battalion/Training Battalion Combat/Special Troops |
| AREA | 77 | European Theatre: Belgium |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) | 12 | 12 |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) | 06 | 06 |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) | 5 | 1945 |
| SOURCE OF REPORT | 1 | Individual has been reported through sources considered official. |
| STATUS | 8 | Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated |
| DETAINING POWER | 1 | GERMANY |
| CAMP | 026 | Stalag 18A Wolfsberg Carinthia, Austria 46-15 |
| REP | ||
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21 Jan 2008 - Clyde D. Baker passed away
Pvt. Clyde D. Baker in Lantosque, France