Baird, James Bernard

1919 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Baird, James Bernard
  		James Bernard Baird (1919-2011)
  Birth	18 Sep 1919	Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BAIR.J002
  _FGRAVE	64020022
  Funeral	Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, Company B, 311th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 4 August 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Trained and departed the Continental U.S. on 9 February 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Served as a Mess Sergeant with Company B, 311th Engineer Combat Battalion. Saw combat in the Ryukyus campaign. Earned a Meritorious Unit Award, The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, The Philippine Liberation Medal, The WWII Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorable discharge as a Staff Sergeant in the Corps of Engineers on 19 August 1946 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1895027
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		James Bernard Baird (1919-2011)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Army See "Histories" for more information
  		Military Service Ribbons, Baird, James Bernard (1919-2011) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		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,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Baird, James B. (1919-2011)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Armed Forces
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Ryukyu Islands
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	7 Jan 2011	Salem, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  	SALEM — James Bernard Baird Sr., 91, of Salem died at 4:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at his home.
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Baird, James Bernard
  Person ID	I43125	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Baird, Andrew Jackson,   b. 1869   d. 1951 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Fitzgerald, Lulu Catherine,   b. 1886   d. 1956 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F16720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grahn, D.M.
  Children	1. Baird, J.B. Jr.   2. Baird, L.A.   3. Baird, S.K.
  Family ID	F16719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was in the farming and demolition businesses and was a retired road commissioner of Blair Township. He was a member of the First Apostolic Church of Salem and a World War II veteran staff sergeant of the U.S. Army.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13509] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Baird, James Bernard, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64020022/james-bernard-baird) (Reliability: 2). [S13510] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Baird, James Bernard Sr., 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64020022/james-bernard-baird) (Reliability: 2). [S14995] World War II Honoree, James B. Baird, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1895027) (Reliability: 2).