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Carl F. Bauck
Army
Carl
F.
Bauck
DIVISION: Army,
137th Infantry
Jun 24, 1918 - Jul 28, 2006
BIRTHPLACE: Leoti, KS
HIGHEST RANK: Private First Class
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Feb 27, 1941 -
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Sep 28, 1945
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HONORED BY: Constance J Barnum

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Carl was stationed in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The island was Adak Island where he was a truck driver After his discharge, he returned to farming near Leoti, KS. He also attended Hutchinson Business School for a couple of years. There he met his future wife, Laura Violet Rome. After the marriage, they returned to Leoti to farm. Three children were born, Constance (Bauck) Barnum, James Bauck and Nancy Bauck.

James C. Bauernfeind
Army
James
C.
Bauernfeind
DIVISION: Army,
80th Division
Jun 17, 1918 - Nov 20, 2000
BIRTHPLACE: New York
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
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HONORED BY: Patricia, James, and Mary Ellen

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Between the beach at Normandy to a small town in Austria, our father and his closest friend Pete Schreiner, fought their way through Europe with the Army's 80th Division. Carrying the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) and wounded several times, through the fields of France, Belgium, Germany and Austria they marched and fought. The Battle of the Bulge, the freezing winters in Belgium, the concentration camp at Dachau, and finally a drunken drive in a tank through an Austrian town after the war ended, he served his country with honor. His wife and daughter waiting for him at home, worried after receiving several Red Cross messages about his injuries, he along with thousands of others persevered. Never one to discuss his service time, he lived his life in a manner that to this very day we, his children, still remember him with love and devotion.

Loyd L. Baughman
Army Air Corps
Loyd
L.
Baughman
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
368th Fighter Gr, 396th Fighter Sq.
Jul 12, 1921 -
BIRTHPLACE: Howard, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Jul 21, 1942 -
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Nov 1, 1945
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HONORED BY: Son, Kenton L. Baughman

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I served in the Armament Section loading the .50 caliber machine guns on the P-47 airplanes.

Clayton Baum
Army
Clayton
Baum
DIVISION: Army,
268th Field Armillary Battalion
Jun 19, 1923 -
BIRTHPLACE: Becksville, Ohio
HIGHEST RANK: Tech 4th Grade
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: 1943 -
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MILITARY HONORS: EAME Campaign Medal with 4 star World War II Victory Medal Good Conduct Medal French Knight on the Order of the Legion of Honor
HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Technician 4th Grade Clayton B. Baum, U.S. Army, was born in Cleveland, Ohio in June 1923 into a family with one brother, Kenneth. He later moved to Brecksville, Ohio where he graduated from Brecksville High School in 1941. After a semester at Kent State University Clayton was drafted into the U.S. Army in February 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio. His did basic and Advanced Training in Vancouver, Washington and Camp Sutton, North Carolina respectively. He deployed to England in October 1943 where he was an Arms Instructor. In mid-June 1944 he landed at Utah Beach in Normandy, France and served with the Service Battery of the 268th Field Artillery Battalion which carried 8 inch guns. Outside of Paris during the liberation he was invited by a French family for dinner. His campaigns included Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe. Clayton was discharged from the Army in December 1945 at Indian Town Gap, Pennsylvania. Clayton attended Hiram College part time and briefly worked with his father in the grocery business in Ohio, then moved to California in 1947. There he had stints in the grocery, real estate and advertising business as well as a sales manager before retiring in 1987. He married his wife Eleanor in August 1946 after proposing to her on Valentine Day and their union lasted 74 years until her passing. They had three children. Baum is credited with 8,000 volunteer hours to the La Mesa police department. In 2023 he was presented with the French Knights on the Order of the Legion of Honor, created by Napoleon Bonaparte, for his part in helping to free France in World War II. Baum said at the ceremony " I love America. Its one of the greatest countries. Take care of it, be proud of it, don't run it down." Courtesy of losangeles.consulfrance.org.

Clayton Baum
Army
Clayton
Baum
DIVISION: Army,
268th Field Battalion
BIRTHPLACE: Ohio
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
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MILITARY HONORS: Knight in the order of the Legion of Honor
HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Clayton Baum was born in 1943 and lived in Ohio. In 1943 he was drafted into the Army and few days after D-Day he entered France at Utah Beach, in Normandy.

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Edwin T. Bauman
Army Air Corps
Edwin
T.
Bauman
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
529 Sqd, 311th Grp, 14th Air Force
Jun 14, 1921 - Feb 10, 2004
BIRTHPLACE: Pickrell, NE
THEATER OF OPERATION: China Burma India
SERVED: Jan 1, 1942 -
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Jan 1, 1946
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HONORED BY: Daughter, Marcia Emal

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Towards the end of the war, Edwin flew with a less experienced ambulance airplane pilot on a mission to retrieve bodies in China. They made a forced landing in a rocky riverbed. Chinese nationals surrounded them: only one - a lady whose husband was a professor - spoke English. Edwin spent two long days walking and one day hiding under bamboo in a sampan to reach his base. Edwin said, 'Everyone has an angel and the English-speaking lady was mine.'

Billy F. Baumann
Army Air Corps
Billy
F.
Baumann
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
1326 Army Air Force Base Unit
Apr 7, 1923 -
BIRTHPLACE: Sweetwater, TN
THEATER OF OPERATION: China Burma India
SERVED: Apr 15, 1943 -
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Feb 2, 1946
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HONORED BY: His three sons

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Was a 'Hump' pilot. Flew with the 1326 Army Air Force base unit in the India Burma China theater of operations for 13 months. Piloted the C-46 twin-engine transport aircraft over the Hump to deliver supplies to Allied ground forces, fighter plan bases and bomber plane bases to help the Chinese defeat the Japanese who had closed China's access to the ocean, had occupied all major cities in China and about one-third of southern China. The Air Force has labeled the flights over the Himalayan mountains as the most treacherous flight path of WW II and the world's worst weather. When C-46 airplanes were loaded and ready for takeoff they would make the takeoff day or night, whatever the weather, to deliver the supplies. missions would be repeated about every three days. Additional duty was as Senior Briefing and Navigation Officer, briefing all crews on proper preparation for flight prior to takeoff. Performed periodic checks to ascertain that crews knew all emergency procedures.

Alvin F. Beadleston
Army
Alvin
F.
Beadleston
DIVISION: Army,
Light Artillery
Nov 9, 1926 -
BIRTHPLACE: Oak Hill, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: American
SERVED: Jun 2, 1945 -
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Nov 8, 1946
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HONORED BY: Barbara L. Beadleston

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I served in the US Army from 6-02-1945 to 11-08-1946. I was drafted in November of 1944 after my 18th birthday. My military service was deferred until June 2, 1945 so I could graduate from Abilene, Kansas High School. The day after graduation I reported to basic training at Fort Hood, Texas. I was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas for 4 and 1/2 months. Due to illness, I had a longer time in basic training. After basic training I was promoted to Corporal and stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in their basic training center. Two weeks after arriving at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, I was promoted to Sergeant and became a basic training instructor. I also was a Clerk Typist instructor teaching keyboard, finger control, and construction of military correspondence and other types of forms for 4 months. After that I was transferred to Fort Knox, Kentucky as a Sergeant Gun Crewman light artillery instructor. I trained recruits in the handling, maintenance and firing of 105mm Howitzers. Also I instructed in driving and maintenance of 6X6 2 and 1/2 ton trucks. I also taught the handling and firing of carbine, rifle and machine guns. On November 20, 1946, I received my Honorable Discharge from the Army due to the end of the war.

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The mission of Ike's Soldiers is to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower's legacy through the personal accounts of the soldiers he led and share them with the world.

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Guildhall Address, London, June 12, 1945