US Marine LCPL David Baker, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Nicetown, Pennsylvania.
US Marine LCPL David Baker was a member of the Marine Corps. LCPL Baker served our country until March 19th, 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. He was 21 years old and was not married. It was reported that David died from an undetermined explosion. His body was recovered. David was born on December 23rd, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. LCPL Baker is on panel 16E, line 109 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.
The 21-year-old Marine combat rifleman worked as a dishwasher after graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School. He joined the Marines in April 1965, and was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, in Vietnam. Baker died on March 19, 1967, in Quang Tri Province during Operation Prairie II. The lance corporal was survived by his parents. David lived on W. Willard Street, in the Nicetown section of Philly. Jack Newell, [email protected].
The mother of Marine Lance Cpl David Baker, 21, of 1923 W. Willard St., said Thursday she feared for her son's life when he wrote March 10 that his group was moved to a strategic Dong Ha supply base. "Everybody is expecting to be attacked," wrote Baker, a 1963 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School. Thursday, in a brief telegram from the Pentagon, the family received word Baker died Sunday at Quang Tri. Fragmentation wounds were cited as the cause of death. His body will be returned home, accompanied by his cousin, Pfc. Isaiah Rodgers, 21, of 1416 N. 11th st. Both men served in the 3rd Marine Division. Rodgers has been given a leave of absence for the special duty. Baker enlisted in 1965 and was sent to Vietnam last September. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Baker; three brothers, Leon, 19, Ulysses, 18, and Tyrone, 15 and three sisters Elizabeth, 26, Ophelia, 17 and Devita, 11. This Article appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on March 24, 1967. Semper Fidelis, Marine!, Jim McIlhenney, [email protected].
David Baker joined the frist platoon of D Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines prior to Operations Deckhouse V, in the Delta. During that operations we almost lost David. He walked into a area that was like quicksand. David started to sink and could not get out. Our gun team had secured rope and each of us carried about 25 feet each. David remained calm and responded quickly to our orders to slip off his pack and flak jacket, web gear and rifle and threw each item clear. He was up to his armpits when we got he rope around him and it took all of us to pull him out. We got saddled up and continued moving. I rotated back to the States February 1967. When I was stationed in Camp Lejune with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, and was relating this story with some Marines. A Corporal Rogers advised that this was about his cousin and that David had written him and told him about the incident. I then inquired as to how David was doing and it was then that I learned the David had been killed. Some remember David as he was prior to becoming a Marine, I knew him as a Marine. He was liked and did his job well. Those of us who expierenced this war as "grunts", know that our standards were high. David met those standards, he had become a Marine and earned our respect. May God hold you close to his heart. Gary Lisle.
He served with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, "The Walking Dead", 1st Marine Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, the Vietnam Service Medal, The Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, The National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
US Marine LCPL David Baker was a member of the Marine Corps. LCPL Baker served our country until March 19th, 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. He was 21 years old and was not married. It was reported that David died from an undetermined explosion. His body was recovered. David was born on December 23rd, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. LCPL Baker is on panel 16E, line 109 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.
The 21-year-old Marine combat rifleman worked as a dishwasher after graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School. He joined the Marines in April 1965, and was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, in Vietnam. Baker died on March 19, 1967, in Quang Tri Province during Operation Prairie II. The lance corporal was survived by his parents. David lived on W. Willard Street, in the Nicetown section of Philly. Jack Newell, [email protected].
The mother of Marine Lance Cpl David Baker, 21, of 1923 W. Willard St., said Thursday she feared for her son's life when he wrote March 10 that his group was moved to a strategic Dong Ha supply base. "Everybody is expecting to be attacked," wrote Baker, a 1963 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School. Thursday, in a brief telegram from the Pentagon, the family received word Baker died Sunday at Quang Tri. Fragmentation wounds were cited as the cause of death. His body will be returned home, accompanied by his cousin, Pfc. Isaiah Rodgers, 21, of 1416 N. 11th st. Both men served in the 3rd Marine Division. Rodgers has been given a leave of absence for the special duty. Baker enlisted in 1965 and was sent to Vietnam last September. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Baker; three brothers, Leon, 19, Ulysses, 18, and Tyrone, 15 and three sisters Elizabeth, 26, Ophelia, 17 and Devita, 11. This Article appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on March 24, 1967. Semper Fidelis, Marine!, Jim McIlhenney, [email protected].
David Baker joined the frist platoon of D Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines prior to Operations Deckhouse V, in the Delta. During that operations we almost lost David. He walked into a area that was like quicksand. David started to sink and could not get out. Our gun team had secured rope and each of us carried about 25 feet each. David remained calm and responded quickly to our orders to slip off his pack and flak jacket, web gear and rifle and threw each item clear. He was up to his armpits when we got he rope around him and it took all of us to pull him out. We got saddled up and continued moving. I rotated back to the States February 1967. When I was stationed in Camp Lejune with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, and was relating this story with some Marines. A Corporal Rogers advised that this was about his cousin and that David had written him and told him about the incident. I then inquired as to how David was doing and it was then that I learned the David had been killed. Some remember David as he was prior to becoming a Marine, I knew him as a Marine. He was liked and did his job well. Those of us who expierenced this war as "grunts", know that our standards were high. David met those standards, he had become a Marine and earned our respect. May God hold you close to his heart. Gary Lisle.
He served with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, "The Walking Dead", 1st Marine Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, the Vietnam Service Medal, The Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, The National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
US Marine LCPL David Baker, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Nicetown, Pennsylvania.
US Marine LCPL David Baker was a member of the Marine Corps. LCPL Baker served our country until March 19th, 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. He was 21 years old and was not married. It was reported that David died from an undetermined explosion. His body was recovered. David was born on December 23rd, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. LCPL Baker is on panel 16E, line 109 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.
The 21-year-old Marine combat rifleman worked as a dishwasher after graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School. He joined the Marines in April 1965, and was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, in Vietnam. Baker died on March 19, 1967, in Quang Tri Province during Operation Prairie II. The lance corporal was survived by his parents. David lived on W. Willard Street, in the Nicetown section of Philly. Jack Newell, [email protected].
The mother of Marine Lance Cpl David Baker, 21, of 1923 W. Willard St., said Thursday she feared for her son's life when he wrote March 10 that his group was moved to a strategic Dong Ha supply base. "Everybody is expecting to be attacked," wrote Baker, a 1963 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School. Thursday, in a brief telegram from the Pentagon, the family received word Baker died Sunday at Quang Tri. Fragmentation wounds were cited as the cause of death. His body will be returned home, accompanied by his cousin, Pfc. Isaiah Rodgers, 21, of 1416 N. 11th st. Both men served in the 3rd Marine Division. Rodgers has been given a leave of absence for the special duty. Baker enlisted in 1965 and was sent to Vietnam last September. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Baker; three brothers, Leon, 19, Ulysses, 18, and Tyrone, 15 and three sisters Elizabeth, 26, Ophelia, 17 and Devita, 11. This Article appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on March 24, 1967. Semper Fidelis, Marine!, Jim McIlhenney, [email protected].
David Baker joined the frist platoon of D Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines prior to Operations Deckhouse V, in the Delta. During that operations we almost lost David. He walked into a area that was like quicksand. David started to sink and could not get out. Our gun team had secured rope and each of us carried about 25 feet each. David remained calm and responded quickly to our orders to slip off his pack and flak jacket, web gear and rifle and threw each item clear. He was up to his armpits when we got he rope around him and it took all of us to pull him out. We got saddled up and continued moving. I rotated back to the States February 1967. When I was stationed in Camp Lejune with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, and was relating this story with some Marines. A Corporal Rogers advised that this was about his cousin and that David had written him and told him about the incident. I then inquired as to how David was doing and it was then that I learned the David had been killed. Some remember David as he was prior to becoming a Marine, I knew him as a Marine. He was liked and did his job well. Those of us who expierenced this war as "grunts", know that our standards were high. David met those standards, he had become a Marine and earned our respect. May God hold you close to his heart. Gary Lisle.
He served with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, "The Walking Dead", 1st Marine Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, the Vietnam Service Medal, The Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, The National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
US Marine LCPL David Baker was a member of the Marine Corps. LCPL Baker served our country until March 19th, 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. He was 21 years old and was not married. It was reported that David died from an undetermined explosion. His body was recovered. David was born on December 23rd, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. LCPL Baker is on panel 16E, line 109 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.
The 21-year-old Marine combat rifleman worked as a dishwasher after graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School. He joined the Marines in April 1965, and was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, in Vietnam. Baker died on March 19, 1967, in Quang Tri Province during Operation Prairie II. The lance corporal was survived by his parents. David lived on W. Willard Street, in the Nicetown section of Philly. Jack Newell, [email protected].
The mother of Marine Lance Cpl David Baker, 21, of 1923 W. Willard St., said Thursday she feared for her son's life when he wrote March 10 that his group was moved to a strategic Dong Ha supply base. "Everybody is expecting to be attacked," wrote Baker, a 1963 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School. Thursday, in a brief telegram from the Pentagon, the family received word Baker died Sunday at Quang Tri. Fragmentation wounds were cited as the cause of death. His body will be returned home, accompanied by his cousin, Pfc. Isaiah Rodgers, 21, of 1416 N. 11th st. Both men served in the 3rd Marine Division. Rodgers has been given a leave of absence for the special duty. Baker enlisted in 1965 and was sent to Vietnam last September. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Baker; three brothers, Leon, 19, Ulysses, 18, and Tyrone, 15 and three sisters Elizabeth, 26, Ophelia, 17 and Devita, 11. This Article appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on March 24, 1967. Semper Fidelis, Marine!, Jim McIlhenney, [email protected].
David Baker joined the frist platoon of D Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines prior to Operations Deckhouse V, in the Delta. During that operations we almost lost David. He walked into a area that was like quicksand. David started to sink and could not get out. Our gun team had secured rope and each of us carried about 25 feet each. David remained calm and responded quickly to our orders to slip off his pack and flak jacket, web gear and rifle and threw each item clear. He was up to his armpits when we got he rope around him and it took all of us to pull him out. We got saddled up and continued moving. I rotated back to the States February 1967. When I was stationed in Camp Lejune with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, and was relating this story with some Marines. A Corporal Rogers advised that this was about his cousin and that David had written him and told him about the incident. I then inquired as to how David was doing and it was then that I learned the David had been killed. Some remember David as he was prior to becoming a Marine, I knew him as a Marine. He was liked and did his job well. Those of us who expierenced this war as "grunts", know that our standards were high. David met those standards, he had become a Marine and earned our respect. May God hold you close to his heart. Gary Lisle.
He served with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, "The Walking Dead", 1st Marine Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, the Vietnam Service Medal, The Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, The National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
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