Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
Name | Baker, Ben | |
Birth | 21 May 1931 [1] | |
Gender | Male | |
Reference Number | BAKE.B001 | |
_FGRAVE | 21780466 | |
Military Service | Korean War, Private First Class, United States Marine Corps Reserve [1] | |
United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Marine Corps |
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United States Marine Corps |
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Private First Class, United States Marine Corps Pre-1918-1959 |
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United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia |
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Korean War (1950-1953) |
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Korea |
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Death | 19 Apr 1964 [1, 2] | |
Burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] | |
Headstone, Baker, Ben |
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Person ID | I32876 | Carl Wayne Gray Research |
Last Modified | 3 Sep 2021 |
Father | Baker, J. | |
Mother | Garant, Odette, b. 1907, Kansas d. 1954 (Age 47 years) | |
Family ID | F13649 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | West, Ada Marie, b. 13 Mar 1940, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Jan 2014, Gateway Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee (Age 73 years) | |||||||
Marriage | 15 Dec 1955 | |||||||
Age at Marriage | He was 24 years and 7 months - She was 15 years and 9 months. | |||||||
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Family ID | F13645 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
Last Modified | 31 Jan 2023 |
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