The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Robert E. Baker
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
September 7, 1951
Corporal Baker was the safety engineer of a C-47A Skytrain transport with the 5010th Air Base Group stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. On September 7, 1951, His aircraft was practicing ground control approach touch and go landings, when it crashed about 5 miles southwest of Eielson AFB, killing three of the four servicemen on board.