Baird, John J.

1907 - 1996  (88 years)

• Name	Baird, John J.
  Birth	11 Nov 1907	Kell, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BAIR.J003
  _FGRAVE	174728216
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, USS Sebec AO-87, United States Navy  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee Apprentice Seaman on March 9, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Assigned to and served aboard the Fleet Oiler, Escambia Class, USS Sebec AO-87 in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Earned The American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 5 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and The Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on November 17, 1945 at The Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2106738
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II, Shoulder Piping Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve; all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Baird, John J. (1907-1996) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		USS Sebec (AO-87), United States Navy
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Baird, John J. (1907-1996)
  Death	28 Aug 1996  [1]
  Burial	Hillcrest Memorial Park, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Baird, John J.
  		Headstone, Baird, John J.
  Person ID	I43126	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Nov 1907 - Kell, Marion County, Illinois Burial - - Hillcrest Memorial Park, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13512] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Baird, John J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174728216/john-j-baird) (Reliability: 2). [S14996] World War II Honoree, John J. Baird, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2106738) (Reliability: 2).