James Lee Baker Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1944-1945

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS LST 805 (Landing Ship Tank); USS LST 853

Location of Service

Great Lakes, Illinois; Norfolk, Virginia; Fort Bliss, Texas; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Philippines; Tokyo, Japan

Highest Rank

Fireman First Class

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording

Interviewer:

Larry Ordner

Contributor:

Richard Lugar

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/02668

Subjects:

Baker, James Lee

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

James Lee Baker Collection
(AFC/2001/001/02668), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress