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

Files

Photo of Russel Curtis Baker shared by family.jpg
Second photo of Russel Curtis Baker shared by family.jpg
Third photo of Russel Curtis Baker shared by family taken later in life.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Baker, Russell Curtis,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 7, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1235.

Output Formats

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