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George Baker

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George Baker Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
7 May 1975 (aged 59)
Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Burial
Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.8830031, Longitude: -117.2787165
Plot
Section 8, Site 3254
Memorial ID
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Cartoonist. He was the creator of the comic strip "The Sad Sack." A Walt Disney animator, he came up with the idea of a dimwitted soldier while serving in the Army during World War II in 1941. His cartoon portrayal became the image of the downtrodden G.I. doomed to perpetrate a losing battle with his own top sergeants.
Cartoonist. He was the creator of the comic strip "The Sad Sack." A Walt Disney animator, he came up with the idea of a dimwitted soldier while serving in the Army during World War II in 1941. His cartoon portrayal became the image of the downtrodden G.I. doomed to perpetrate a losing battle with his own top sergeants.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Oct 4, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6819866/george-baker: accessed ), memorial page for George Baker (22 May 1915–7 May 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6819866, citing Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.