News of the Merrill Service Men
From Merrill Service Men’s News
Robert H. Baker, S/Sgt. 70 Hq. Sg., Grp. T. E. F. T., A. A. F. S. Frederick, Okla. Since last December has been a department head repairing plane motors. He has a sharpshooters medal. While home last December, he was married to Connie Baack, who quit school and is now assisting her parents in Al’s Café.
Source: The LeMars Sentinel, Friday, April 14, 1944
NEWS OF MERRILL MEN IN SERVICES.
Pvt. Francis Baker, a member of a medical corps, is now stationed on the Hawaiian Islands in a Veteran’s hospital. He was seasick the entire trip over but says it is a beautiful place. His brother, S/Sgt. Robert H. Baker enjoyed his entire trip to India, where he was sent on a special mission.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel,
February 2, 1945
***Further Research:
Robert Howard Baker was born July 1, 1921 to Frank Emerson and Matha “Mattie” Elizabeth Jensen Baker. He died Oct. 29, 1986 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Merrill, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
