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Navy Federal Credit Union
Jerome
R.
Baker
POW (Korea)
1928-02-06

–

Home:

Adams County

, 

Illinois

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    May 18, 1951 – September 1, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Sergeant First Class Jerome R. Baker (ASN: RA-16206699), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 18 May 1951 and was held until his release on 1 September 1953 after the signing of the Armistice.