Clayton H. BAKER

1890 - 1918  (28 years)

• Name	Clayton H. BAKER
  Alt. Birth Date	5 Feb 1888	Preble, Cortland, NY, USA   [1]
  Birth	5 Feb 1890	Preble, Cortland, NY, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birthplace	Truxton, Cortland, NY, USA   [3]
  World War I Veteran	30 Jun 1917 - 20 Jun 1918  [4, 5]
  Enlisted as Private on Jun 30, 1917 in Syracuse, NY Served overseas from Nov 22, 1917 to Jun 20, 1918      - Co. F, 38th Infantry (from July 3, 1917 to Aug 13, 1917).      - Co. H, 16th Infantry (to Jun 20, 1918). Died from wounds rec'd in action on Jun 20, 1918. Service Medals: World War I Victory Medal, Purple Heart ----------------------------------------------------------------      The 16th Infantry was located in the Cantigny sector, France at the time Clayton was wounded. He most certainly would have been in the Battle of Cantigny - the American Expeditionary Forces' first test of WWI.      The 1st US Infantry Division's nickname was the "Big Red 1" in honor of the unit's shoulder patches. For further information browse to: American Expeditionary Force Doughboys in WWI
  	Clayton H. Baker New York, Abstract of World War I Military Service Card
  Death	20 Jun 1918	Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
  Died at Base Hospital 34 of wounds received in action on June 20, 1918.
  Age	28 years
  Burial	30 Jan 1922	Tully Cemetery, Tully, Onondaga, NY, USA
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. George BAKER, Jr.
  2. Edward BAKER
  3. Ralph BAKER
  4. Louis M. BAKER
  5. William BAKER
  Person ID	I1030	Tully Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	George G. BAKER
  Family ID	F677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Alt. Birth Date - 5 Feb 1888 - Preble, Cortland, NY, USA Birth - 5 Feb 1890 - Preble, Cortland, NY, USA Alt. Birthplace - - Truxton, Cortland, NY, USA Death - 20 Jun 1918 - Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France Burial - 30 Jan 1922 - Tully Cemetery, Tully, Onondaga, NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Military Docs & Links

  Clayton H. Baker WW I Draft Registration Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] United States, Selective Service System, WWI Draft Registration Card, 5 Jun 1917 (Reliability: 3). Name: Clayton H. Baker Age: 29 Home Addr: RFD#2, Tully, NY Citizenship: Natural Born POB: Preble, NY, USA Occupation: Farmer Employer: Prilla(?) Olcott Employer's Addr: Preble, NY Dependents? No Marital Status: Single Race: White Claim Exemption? No Physical Description: Medium height & build w/ blue eyes and brown hair Dated: Jun 5, 1917 1st Precinct, Preble, NY [S14] Headstone Transcription (Reliability: 3). Clayton H. Baker New York PVT, Co. H, 16 Infantry World War I Feb 5, 1890 - Jun 20, 1918 [S26] Syracuse (NY) Herald, Obituary (Syracuse Herald), 14 Jul 1918, 13 (Reliability: 3). "Young Baker was born in Truxton." [S6] NYS Division of Military & Naval Affairs, NYS Veterans Research Center, accessed 3 Jun 2016, Roll of Honor: Citizens Of The State Of New York Who Died While In The Service Of The United States During The World War (Reliability: 3). Name: Baker, Clayton County: Onondaga Branch: US Army Addr: RFD No. 2, Tully, NY Rank: PVT Company: H Regiment: 16th Inf Cause of Death: Died of wounds Date of Death: Jun 20, 1918 [S16] New York State Archives, NY, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919 (Fold3.com), (Fold3.com 2014), Fold3 Job: 15-004. (Reliability: 3).