Baker, Russell Curtis
Title
Baker, Russell Curtis
Last Name
Baker
First and Middle Name
Russell Curtis
Hometown
Sugar Creek, Ohio
Birth Date
28 April 1893
Birthplace
Sugar Creek, Ohio
Death Date
1 May 1987
Place of Death
Walnut Creek, Ohio
Parents
Edward Byron Baker and Emma Garver
Spouse(s)
Juanita Correna Putt
Children
Pauline Mae Baker
VPI Graduating Class
1916
Graduated
Unknown, but did attend VPI during the 1912-1913 school year.
Service Branch
Army
Unit
- 87 Aero Squadron to 16 April 1918
- 872 Aerop Squadron to 19 June 1918
- AS Flying School at Mather Field in California to 15 October 1918
- 817 Aero Squadron to Discharge
Rank
Private, Corporal, Sergeant
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, World War, 1917-1918; pg. 639
- The Bugle, 1913 yearbook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, Virginia), pg. 121.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Baker, Russell Curtis,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 29, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1235.
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