Douglas Baker (aviator)

Douglas Baker
Born	(1921-08-27)August 27, 1921 Lindsay, Oklahoma
Died	December 14, 1944(1944-12-14) (aged 23) Luzon, Philippines
Buried	McClain County, Oklahoma
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1942–1944
Rank	LTJG
Unit	VF-20
Awards	Navy Cross Silver Star (2) Distinguished Flying Cross (3) Purple Heart

Douglas Baker (August 27, 1921 – December 14, 1944) was a United States Navy fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. Baker was a F6F Hellcat pilot and triple ace with 16.3 aerial victories.^[1][2]

See also

• USS Enterprise (CV-6)

References

1. Edward M. Young (20 September 2013). American Aces against the Kamikaze. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-1-84908-746-9.
2. Barrett Tillman (14 February 2012). Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II. Simon and Schuster. pp. 209–. ISBN 978-1-4391-9087-6.

External links

• Douglas Baker at Find a Grave
• "Douglas Baker". Military Times Hall of Valor. Retrieved 2018-06-14.