BAKER, ELMO CLINNARD
Name: Elmo Clinnard Baker Rank/Branch: O4/United States Air Force Unit: 357th TFS Date of Birth: 25 January 1932 Home City of Record: Kennett MO Date of Loss: 23 August 1967 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 211600 North 1063000 East Status (in 1973): Returnee Category: Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F105 Missions: 61 Other Personnel in Incident: none |
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Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK 06 September 1996 from one or more of the
following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with
POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. 2023
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1997 update
Upon his return, "Mo" Baker was awarded numerous medals, badges and
decorations which included, the Silver Star with 3 OLC, the Bronze Star with
Device, the Distinguished Flying Cross with 3 OLC, the Air Medal with 10
OLC, Purple Heart and the Legion of Merit.
Although Baker's wife divorced him upon his arrival home, his two children
chose to live with him. In reflection, he says the medical follow-up was
very good, but the Air Force was VERY inept at helping the returnees
re-adjust. He says they were usually assigned staff work, with little regard
for command experience gained in captivity. They were given no help on
getting their careers back on on track.
Elmo "Mo" Baker retired from the United States Air Force as a Colonel in
1978. He and his wife Honey were married in 1974. "Honey" Marjorie Connolly
was the widow of Ltc Vincent Connolly, Killed in Action on 4 November 1966
on an F-101 rescue mission near Hanoi. They merged the families and raised
four children. They now have seven grandchildren and reside in Texas. Baker
is a college instructor, teaching Management and Supervision classes.
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2/6/2014
After forty years of procrastination, I finally finished my
memoirs about falling in love with aviation and
making my way into the AF, then into a career fling those magnificent flying
machines. Of course,
the shoot down, capture and long stay at the Hanoi Hilton is the main bulk of
the dialog.
Check it out at: http://www.amazon.com/
search the books for Mo Baker or the title
Serve With Pride & Return With Honor
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