Walter Eugene BAKER Jr

 

BAKER_Walter_E

Source : Donna Cox Baker
 
NUMBER OF SERVICE20462623
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH6 December 1920 Lumberton, Lamar County, MISSISSIPPI 
ENLISTMENT STATEMISSISSIPPI 
FAMILY

Parents : Walter E & Alva G BAKER

Siblings : Martha B, Betty Jean & Merrill

RANKTechnical Sergeant 
FONCTIONInfantry Man 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTElectriciansMS
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 25 November 1940 Canton MISSISSIPPI 
COMPANYCompany
REGIMENT  60th Infantry Regiment 
DIVISION  9th Infantry Division 
DATE OF DEATH14 July 1944

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STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHBonneville
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Ste Mère Eglise #2 N°3586

3586 St Mère 2

Story of Cemetery Temporary  

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
D1817
DECORATION

French Croix de Guerre & Bronze Star

Silver Star

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge

 

croix_de_guerre etoile_bronze

bsm

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

   

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STORY

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SISTERS LEARN HOW SOLDIER BROTHER DIED

Mrs. C. F. Namie, Jr. and Miss Betty Baker have returned from Indianola, Miss., where they went by invitation to talk to Sergeant Curtis Buchanan who has returned from the European Theatre of war after having lost his left arm in battle. Sergeant Buchanan left Fort Bragg with Sergeant W. E. Baker, Jr. who was killed in action in France July 14, and the two young men fought side-by-side in Africa, Sicily and in France. Staff Sergeant Baker died with his head in the lap of Sergeant Buchanan who was able to tell the sisters much of the life of their brother while in the army. He told them that W. E. was killed at Bonneville, France, and that he died instantly and was given burial in an American cemetery near there.

The two sisters found Sergeant Buchanan glad to talk to them, and found that he knew them immediately from pictures carried by Sergeant Baker. They say that they feel that none of us have any idea as the horrors of the war in Europe but they also feel that men such as their brother and the sergeant got many laughs out of their struggles, and that they felt a kind of glory in their efforts. While on the trip they visited Miss Evelyn Sullivan in Canton who was engaged to Sergeant Baker.

The Booster,
Purvis, Miss.,
Friday, December 22, 1944
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div 9

9th INFANTRY DIVISION - THE VARSITY

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

1 Aug 1940  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  304
   Casualties/Victimes 23 277

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
8 Nov 1942 North Africa  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Jacob L. Devers (Oct 40 - Jul 41)
Maj. Gen. Rene E. DeR. Hoyle (Aug 41 - Jul 42)
Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy (Aug 42 - Aug 44)
Maj. Gen. Louis A. Craig (Aug 44 - May 45)
Brig. Gen. Jesse A. Ladd (May 45 - Feb 46)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Algeria-French Morocco (8 Nov 42 - 11 Nov 42)
Tunisia (17 Nov 42 - 13 May 43)
Sicily (9 Jul - 17 Aug 43)
Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)
   

 PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP

carte campagn 9 division

Cette carte retrace le parcours de la 9ème division d'infanterie en Méditerranée et en Europe pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

This maps charts the journey of the 9th Infantry Division throughout the Mediterranean and Europe during World War II.

 

DIVISION CHRONICLE

The 9th Infantry Division saw its first combat in the North African invasion, 8 November 1942, when its elements landed at Algiers, Safi, and Port Lyautey. With the collapse of French resistance, 11 November 1942, the Division patrolled the Spanish Moroccan border. The 9th returned to Tunisia in February and engaged in small defensive actions and patrol activity. On 28 March 1943 it launched an attack in southern Tunisia and fought its way north into Bizerte, 7 May. In August the 9th landed at Palermo, Sicily, and took part in the capture of Randazzo and Messina. After returning to England for further training, the Division hit Utah Beach on 10 June 1944 (D plus 4) , cut off the Cotentin Peninsula, drove on to Cherbourg and penetrated the port's heavy defenses. After a brief rest in July, the Division took part in the St. Lo break-through and in August helped close the Falaise Gap. Turning east, the 9th crossed the Marne, 28 August, swept through Saarlautern, and in November and December held defensive positions from Monschau to Losheim. Moving north to Bergrath, Germany, it launched an attack toward the Roer, 10 December, taking Echtz and Schlich. From mid-December through January 1945, the Division held defensive positions from Kalterherberg to Elsenborn. On 30 Jannary the Division jumped off from Monschau in a drive across the Roer and to Rhine, crossing at Remagen, 7 March. After breaking out of the Remagen bridgehead, the 9th assisted in the sealing and clearing of the Ruhr Pocket, then moved 150 miles east to Nordhausen and attacked in the Harz Mountains, 14-20 April. On 21 April the Division relieved the 3d Armored along the Mulde River, near Dessau, and held that line until VE-day.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION

La 9ème division d'infanterie a connu son premier combat lors de l'invasion nord-africaine, le 8 novembre 1942, lorsque ses éléments ont atterri à Alger, Safi et Port Lyautey. Avec l'effondrement de la résistance française, le 11 novembre 1942, la division patrouillait la frontière marocaine espagnole. Le 9 est rentré en Tunisie en février et s'est engagé dans de petites actions de défense et de patrouille. Le 28 mars 1943, il a lancé une attaque dans le sud de la Tunisie et s'est frayé un chemin vers le nord, dans Bizerte, le 7 mai. Le 9 août a atterri à Palerme, en Sicile, et a pris part à la capture de Randazzo et de Messine. Après son retour en Angleterre pour poursuivre sa formation, la Division a frappé Utah Beach le 10 juin 1944 (D + 4), a coupé la péninsule du Cotentin, s'est rendue à Cherbourg et a pénétré dans les lourdes défenses du port. Après un bref repos en juillet, la division a pris part à la percée de St. Lo et a aidé en août à fermer l’écart de Falaise. En tournant à l'est, le 9 a traversé la Marne le 28 août, a balayé Saarlautern et, en novembre et décembre, a occupé des positions défensives de Monschau à Losheim. Se déplaçant au nord de Bergrath, en Allemagne, il a lancé une attaque contre le Roer, le 10 décembre, en prenant Echtz et Schlich. De la mi-décembre à janvier 1945, la division a occupé des positions défensives de Kalterherberg à Elsenborn. Le 30 Jannary, la division a quitté Monschau en traversant la Roer et le Rhin, traversant à Remagen le 7 mars. Après avoir quitté la tête de pont de Remagen, le 9 a aidé à sceller et à dégager la poche de la Ruhr, puis à 150 milles à l’est de Nordhausen et à attaquer dans les montagnes du Harz, du 14 au 20 avril. Le 21 avril, la division a déchargé le 3e blindé le long de la rivière Mulde, près de Dessau, et a détenu cette ligne jusqu'au jour du VE.

 

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Brother's Walter E

Merrill Sanders BAKER

DATE OF BIRTH11 October 1930 Lumberton, Lamar County, MISSISSIPPI

BAKER_Walter_E

Source : Donna Cox Baker

STATEMISSISSIPPI
FAMILY

Parents : Walter E & Alva G BAKER

Siblings : Martha B, Betty Jean & Walter E

 UNIT

 Company A

106th Engineer Battalion

31st Infantry Division

WAR   Korean  WarMS
106th Engineer Group
 Mississippi National Guard
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PROGRAMMERHenri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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