Vernon Baker
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Vernon Joseph Baker was a United States Army first lieutenant who was an infantry company platoon leader during World War II and a paratrooper during the Korean War. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on April 5-6, 1945, near Viareggio, Italy.
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Soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division with a captured German soldier (1944)
Vernon Baker is presented the Medal of Honor by President Bill Clinton on January 13, 1997.
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Major General Edward Almond, Commanding General of the 92nd Infantry Division, inspects his troops during a decoration ceremony, March 1945.
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Lived 1919 to 2010 · aged 90
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