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Richard A Baker 1934 - 1997

Richard A Baker of Springfield, Sangamon County, IL was born on November 2, 1934, and died at age 63 years old on November 9, 1997. Richard Baker was buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery Section N Site 647 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield.
Richard A Baker
Springfield, Sangamon County, IL 62708
November 2, 1934
November 9, 1997
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  • 11/2
    1934

    Birthday

    November 2, 1934
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 11/9
    1997

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    November 9, 1997
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    Camp Butler National Cemetery Section N Site 647 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il 62707
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In 1934, in the year that Richard A Baker was born, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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In 1945, Richard was merely 11 years old when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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