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By William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2015
Vernon J. Baker Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Iowa, Page County, Clarinda — Vernon J. Baker — First Lieutenant, Infantry, US Army Company C — 370th Regiment, 92nd Inf Division —  |
| One of 7 African-Americans to receive the Medal of Honor for WWII Awarded January 13, 1997 Clarinda High School Graduate 1939 For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty in . . . — — Map (db m87435) WM | |||
| 2 ► Wyoming, Laramie County, Cheyenne — "Buffalo Soldiers" — 1st Lieutenant Vernon J. Baker — |
| right side In 1866, following the American Civil War, Congress created six all African American Army units which later merged into four (9th and 10th Cavalry - 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments). Composed of former slaves, freemen, and . . . — — Map (db m95173) HM | |||