Thomas Baker (Medal of Honor recipient), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army soldier, born 1916
Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1916
Place of Birth: Troy, New York, United States
Date of Death: 07-Jul-1944
Profession: soldier
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Thomas Baker (Medal of Honor recipient)
- Thomas Alexander Baker (June 25, 1916 – July 7, 1944) was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the U.S.
- military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Saipan. Baker was born in 1916 in Troy, New York and joined the U.S.
- Army after graduating from high school.
- After Army basic training he was sent to fight in World War II.
- While serving as a member of the 27th Infantry Division he was injured and refused to be evacuated.
- He was later found dead with an empty pistol and the bodies of eight Japanese soldiers around him.
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