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  • Baker, Bernard Southern France

    Bernard Baker boarded a LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] and landed in Saint-Tropez, France, on 15 August 1944.

  • Baker, Dan Segment 1

    Dan Baker was born in Marietta, Ohio in 1923. He attended Indiana University and was in the ROTC program.

  • Baker, Dan Segment 2

    Dan Baker would send patrols out to the German lines. In one instance he sent three men out, but only two came back.

  • Baker, Dan Segment 3

    Dan Baker was later assigned to the Vienna area command under General Mark Clark, where there was a four power command.

  • Baker, Dan Segment 4

    Dan Baker thought he was going to be captured once during the Battle of the Bulge. He was sent to deliver a message, but got lost.

  • Baker, Dan Segment 5

    Dan Baker crossed the Rhine River at Worms over a pontoon bridge.

  • Baker, Dan Segment 6

    Dan Baker and his men moved towards Munich with greater ease because they did not have winter weather to contend with at that point [Annotators Not

  • Baker, Dan Segment 7

    Dan Baker’s worst combat moment occurred during his first day in battle outside of Strasburg.

  • Baker, Melvin Combat in France

    Melvin L. Baker was born in November 1919 in Marysville which is near his current home in Summerdale, Pennsylvania.

  • Baker, Melvin Destruction in War

    Melvin Baker felt the German guards were tough. He tried to stay right with them.

  • Baker, Melvin Life as a POW

    Melvin Baker was concerned that his family would not know his status after he was captured. Later, he was allowed to write home.

  • Baker, Melvin POW Camps

    Melvin Baker did not remember having any heat in any POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] barracks.

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