Chicago soldier killed in World War II to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery

CHICAGO (WLS) — The stays of a Chicago soldier killed in World Struggle II might be buried at Arlington Nationwide Cemetery.

Lieutenant Colonel Addison Baker was piloting a B-24 Liberator bomber over Romania on August 1, 1943, when he was hit by enemy anti-aircraft hearth.

He was capable of drop his bombs and keep away from crashing into different planes earlier than his aircraft went down.

The 36-year-old’s stays weren’t instantly recognized following the crash and had been buried amongst “unknowns” within the Hero Part of the Civilian and Navy Cemetery of Bolovan, Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania.

Baker’s stays had been recognized this spring almost 79 years after his demise.

He was amongst 80 unidentified stays of fallen Individuals that had been recovered by the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) from the Bolovan Cemetery.

Baker’s identify is recorded on the Tablets of the Lacking on the Florence American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Fee website in Impruneta, Italy, together with others nonetheless lacking from WWII. A rosette might be positioned subsequent to his identify to point he has been accounted for.

Baker was additionally posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor earlier this 12 months.