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Casualty Info
Home Town Buffalo, TN
Last Address Buffalo, TN
Casualty Date Nov 15, 1966
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Drowned, Suffocated
Location Thua Thien (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Seaside Memorial Park Mausoleum - Corpus Christi, Texas
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Details Behind Award
Navy and Marine Corps Medal See more recipients of this award
Awarded posthumously for actions during the Vietnam War
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Chief Machinery Repairman Willy Scott Baker (NSN: 2963599), United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) for heroism while helping his shipmates escape from capsized Patrol Craft Fast SEVENTY-SEVEN (PCF-77), at the entrance of Thuan An River at Hue, Republic of Vietnam, on 15 November 1966.