Baker, Ben

1931 - 1964  (32 years)

• 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,…
  		United States Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps
  		Private First Class, United States Marine Corps Pre-1918-1959
  		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	19 Apr 1964  [1, 2]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Baker, Ben
  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.
  Children	1. Baker, D.M.   2. Baker, T.L.   3. Baker, M.L.
  Family ID	F13645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10173] (Reliability: 2). [S10154] (Reliability: 2).