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First Name: Alvin

Last Name: Baker

Birthplace: Palo Pinto, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Graford, TX
Middle Name: C.



Date of Birth: 1912

Date of Death: 29 November 1944

Rank: Private

Years Served:
Alvin C. Baker

    
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)
Biography:

Alvin C. Baker

Private, U. S. Army

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 75 (1945)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Private Alvin C. Baker (ASN: 38684096), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.

Alvin Baker was a married white male with a grammar school education and working as a farm hand in Palo Pinto County Texas when he enlisted in the US Army at Camp Wolters Texas on 5 Apr 1944.
Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry
Honoree ID: 78976   Created by: MHOH

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