Warren, Robert Baker 'Baker'

1896 - 1918  (22 years)

• Name	Warren, Robert Baker 'Baker'
  Birth	5 Sep 1896	Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WARR.R007
  _FGRAVE	56342704
  Military Service	World War I, Private, Company F, 129 Infantry Regiment  [1]
  	The following is what I have on R. Baker Warren. The last paragraph I found today. Notes for Robert Baker Warren by Robert M. Decker: Robert Baker Warren, who was always referred to as Baker, was a messenger in an Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during WWI. He was killed in the line of duty in Argonne, France 11 Nov 1918, the very day the Armistice was signed. He dove into a shell hole to excape a bombardment, but was hit by an incoming shell. Ironically, Robert was hospitalized earlier in 1918 for exposure to mustard gas and was offered the opportunity to go home, but he refused. This information was passed to Robert's sister, Lucy Beatrice Warren, in a letter from a young man who served with Baker. Robert M. Decker wrote (20 Aug 1999) that he believed Baker Warren was in Company F., but wasn't sure of the Regiment. The government paid a monthly pension to Baker's mother, Lucy McConnell Warren, until her death May 31, 1936. Subsequent to her death, a final payment of $1,602 was made to be divided among all living heirs of Baker Warren. Source: Petition for Letters of Administration for the Estate of Robert Baker Warren, filed by Jacob A. Warren in Clay County, Illinois July 24, 1936. "129 Inf. "WARREN, ROBERT BAKER, Clay City, Illinois. Born September 5, 1896, Xenia, Illinois. Farm laborer. Enlisted August, 1917, Pontiac, Illinois. To Camp Logan, Texas, September 13, 1917. Pvt., Co. F, 129 Inf. Sailed from Hoboken, New Jersey, May 10, 1918, on U. S. S. Covington. Landed at Brest, France, May 24, 1918. Trained at Bussus, France. Engagements: Meuse- Argonne Offensive, September 26-November 11, 1918; Dannevoux-Gercourt, Sep- tember 26-October 9, 1918 ; Bois de Chaume, Bois de Plat Chene, October 10-21, 1918, with XVII French Corps on East Bank of Meuse River; Somme-Amiens Sector with Australian Corps, July 26- August 6, 1918; Albert Sector with 18 Div., B. E. F., August 11-20, 1918 ; Verdun Sector, Hill 304, September 7-26, 1918 ; Troyon Sector, Woevre District, October 24-November 9, 1918 ; Marche- ville, St. Hilaire, Chateau d'Aulnois, November 10-11, 1918. Pvt. Warren was killed at 9 :30 a. m., November 11, 1918, just an hour and a half before the armistice went into effect, at a point three-quarters of a mile east of Fresnes-en- Woevre. Serving as a runner, he had taken shelter from heavy machine gun fire in a shell hole, and was struck here by machine gun bullets and instantly killed. He was buried that afternoon in a court-yard at Fresnes-en- Woevre, later reburied at Vigneuilles."
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		Robert Baker 'Baker' Warren (1896-1918) Robert Baker 'Baker' Warren was killed by machine gun fire on the last day of World War I
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		129th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  Death	11 Nov 1918	Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France   [1]
  	Cause: Killed in action
  Burial	Saint Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial, Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France   [1]
  	Section D Row 5 Grave 30
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  		Headstone, Warren, Robert
  Person ID	I36466	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Warren, Jacob Arthur 'Jake',   b. 28 May 1869, Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 19 Dec 1955, Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Mother	McConnell, Lucy Ellen,   b. 16 Oct 1867, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 31 May 1936, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1890  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 7 months - She : 23 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F13607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Notes for Robert Baker Warren by Robert M. Decker: Robert Baker Warren, who was always referred to as Baker, was a messenger in an Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during WWI. He was killed in the line of duty in Argonne, France 11 Nov 1918, the very day the Armistice was signed. He dove into a shell hole to excape a bombardment, but was hit by an incoming shell. Ironically, Robert was hospitalized earlier in 1918 for exposure to mustard gas and was offered the opportunity to go home, but he refused. This information was passed to Robert's sister, Lucy Beatrice Warren, in a letter from a young man who served with Baker. Robert M. Decker wrote (20 Aug 1999) that he believed Baker Warren was in Company F., but wasn't sure of the Regiment. The government paid a monthly pension to Baker's mother, Lucy McConnell Warren, until her death May 31, 1936. Subsequent to her death, a final payment of $1,602 was made to be divided among all living heirs of Baker Warren. Source: Petition for Letters of Administration for the Estate of Robert Baker Warren, filed by Jacob A. Warren in Clay County, Illinois July 24, 1936. "129 Inf. "WARREN, ROBERT BAKER, Clay City, Illinois. Born September 5, 1896, Xenia, Illinois. Farm laborer. Enlisted August, 1917, Pontiac, Illinois. To Camp Logan, Texas, September 13, 1917. Pvt., Co. F, 129 Inf. Sailed from Hoboken, New Jersey, May 10, 1918, on U. S. S. Covington. Landed at Brest, France, May 24, 1918. Trained at Bussus, France. Engagements: Meuse- Argonne Offensive, September 26-November 11, 1918; Dannevoux-Gercourt, Sep- tember 26-October 9, 1918 ; Bois de Chaume, Bois de Plat Chene, October 10-21, 1918, with XVII French Corps on East Bank of Meuse River; Somme-Amiens Sector with Australian Corps, July 26- August 6, 1918; Albert Sector with 18 Div., B. E. F., August 11-20, 1918 ; Verdun Sector, Hill 304, September 7-26, 1918 ; Troyon Sector, Woevre District, October 24-November 9, 1918 ; Marche- ville, St. Hilaire, Chateau d'Aulnois, November 10-11, 1918. Pvt. Warren was killed at 9 :30 a. m., November 11, 1918, just an hour and a half before the armistice went into effect, at a point three-quarters of a mile east of Fresnes-en- Woevre. Serving as a runner, he had taken shelter from heavy machine gun fire in a shell hole, and was struck here by machine gun bullets and instantly killed. He was buried that afternoon in a court-yard at Fresnes-en- Woevre, later reburied at Vigneuilles."

  
  

• Sources

  [S11640] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Warren, Robert, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56342704/robert-baker-warren#view-photo=124923285) (Reliability: 2). [S11609] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Warren, Jacob Arthur "Jake", (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18792768), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11610] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Warren, Lucy and Jacob A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18792768/jacob-arthur-warren), none. (Reliability: 2).