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James H. Baire
Army
James
H.
Baire
DIVISION: Army,
Rifleman 745
Jul 5, 1922 - Oct 5, 2000
BIRTHPLACE: Danville, Indiana
HIGHEST RANK: Pfc
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Sep 4, 1943 -
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Jun 16, 1945
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BATTLE: S France. Rhineland. Rome-Arno
MILITARY HONORS: EAME Ribbon 3 Stars Bronze Star Medal Combat Inf Badge Rifle M1 Exp
HONORED BY: V F W American Legion and the Baire family

BIOGRAPHY

James Baire was the youngest son of five boys to join the Army, at the age of seventeen. Captured a nest of Nazi’s single handled. Refused compensation on discharge because others needed it more. Never received the earned Medals, our family would love to have them to remember Our Dad’s sacrifices.

Robert R. Baker
Army
Robert
R.
Baker
DIVISION: Army
May 29, 1927 -
BIRTHPLACE: Everett, PA
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Jun 7, 1945 -
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Oct 29, 1946
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation
Lamoine L. Baldock
Army
Lamoine
L.
Baldock
DIVISION: Army
Apr 27, 1919 - Dec 29, 2011
BIRTHPLACE: Delphos, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation

BIOGRAPHY

He lived on the Baldock family farm near Delphos, Kansas all his life except for his years in the army. Lamoine served his country during World War II. He was drafted and left for duty in July of 1941 and was discharged in October 1945 after 35 months overseas with the 3rd Heavy Ordinance Maintenance Company where he was stationed in Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany. Lamoine received a Medal of Merit for his outstanding service during the war. Lamoine was also a lifelong farmer in the Delphos area, and custom harvester for many years. Lamoine's passion and recreation were his guns, trap shooting, and rifle shoots. He was a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association and the Kansas Trapshooting Association. He was very active in the Amateur Trapshooting Association where he became president of the national organization for the 1989-1990 term after many years of working in other offices and committees. On a local level he belonged to the Kansas State Rifle Association, and was a hunter safety instructor for many years.

Ralph A. Baldwin
Army
Ralph
A.
Baldwin
DIVISION: Army,
202nd Automotive Ordinance Depot
Mar 2, 1921 -
BIRTHPLACE: Galesburg, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Apr 22, 1942 -
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Nov 16, 1945
0
HONORED BY: Wife, Irene Baldwin; Children, Carol Stephens, Dwight and Kenneth Baldwin

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I left England and went into Normandy across Omaha Beach on Day 6. We crossed France, Belgium, Germany, and Czechoslovakia before coming home. I served in five major battles --- Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe.

Walter 'Wally' F. Balzerick Jr.
Marine Corps
Walter 'Wally'
F.
Balzerick
Jr.
DIVISION: Marine Corps
Aug 6, 1925 -
BIRTHPLACE: Wichita, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Nov 10, 1943 -
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Apr 1, 1946
0
HONORED BY: Daughter, Mrs. Brenda Banta

BIOGRAPHY

Wally was recalled to service in Korea and again served with the 1st Marine Division from Nov 1950 through 1953.

Curtis W. Banks
Navy
Curtis
W.
Banks
DIVISION: Navy
Jun 12, 1924 - Apr 18, 2020
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: May 19, 1043 -
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Mar 15, 1946
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HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation and Talmage Historical Museum & Library

BIOGRAPHY

Curtis Wayne Banks joined the US Navy on May 19 1943. He did training at Farragut, Idaho and Moscow Idaho for radio training. The University of Idaho at Moscow had turned their facilities over to the Navy for this training. Banks left there and was sent to Seattle, WA where he boarded the newly commissioned ship Yakutat. This was a small ship used as a "seaplane tender." From there Banks headed towards Japan stopping at various islands. He was at Okinawa when the Atom Bomb was dropped. Tow months later he was a t Hiroshima where he saw the devastation first hand. He was discharged form the service on the 5th day of March, 1946 at Bremerton, WA. Courtesy of Talmage, Kansas Historical Museum and Library.

Herbert R. Banks
Army
Herbert
R.
Banks
DIVISION: Army,
162nd Medical Battalion
Jul 13, 1916 - Jul 27, 2022
BIRTHPLACE: Dickinson County, Kansas
HIGHEST RANK: PFC
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: May 22, 1942 -
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Oct 8, 1945
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BATTLE: Anzio, Italy
MILITARY HONORS: Good Conduct Medal and the Bronze Service Arrowhead
HONORED BY: Talmage Kansas Historical Society and Eisenhower Foundation

BIOGRAPHY

Private Banks was a litter bearer, 657, and saw service in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, specifically in Tunisia, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, North Apennines, and Po Valley. He was decorated with the Good Conduct Medal and the Bronze Service Arrowhead. He entered the service on May 22, 1942, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Private Banks was on Anzio beach for three of the four months the allies were pinned down there. He was wounded, having shrapnel in one leg, and was given a VA disability. PFC Banks was discharged honorably on October 8, 1945. Courtesy of the Talmage Historical Museum & Library.

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Robert Barker
Navy
Robert
Barker
DIVISION: Navy
Dec 12, 1923 -
BIRTHPLACE: Darrington, WA
HIGHEST RANK: Lgt.
THEATER OF OPERATION: American
SERVED: 1943 -
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HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Bob Barker was born in Darrington, Washington on December 12, 1923. One-eighth Sioux and an official member of the Sioux Tribe, Barker spent most of his childhood on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. However, he attended high school in Missouri, and met his high school sweetheart and future wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, while attending an Ella Fitzgerald there. Barker obtained a basketball scholarship and attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri. Barker enlisted as war with the Axis became unavoidable, but was ordered by the Navy to remain at college for two years in order to become a naval aviation cadet. On June 9 1943, at the age of 19, Barker reported for duty, and was commissioned as an Ensign. He underwent preflight training, eventually receiving his insignia at Corpus Cristi in Texas. After this he went through basic training and trained as a fighter pilot. However, Barker’s active duty missions were solely training-based. He was posted at Banana River Naval Air Station in Florida, making gunnery runs on US Navy Mariner vessels, to train their crews in response to enemy action. In 1945 Barker made use of his leave to marry Dorothy Jo, and was transferred to Grosse Ile, Michigan to train on the F4U Corsair, but the war came to an end before his transfer to the Pacific Theater could come through. After the end of the war, Barker returned to Drury to complete his studies, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in economics. "Courtesy of Together We Served"

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Guildhall Address, London, June 12, 1945