Kenneth Ripley BAUMER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan

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Name:
Gunner's Mate Second Class Baumer's life was lost on November 7, 1944 along with 85 other crewmen due to the sinking of the submarine USS Albacore by a mine off northern Japan. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas about Baumer
Name: Kenneth R Baumer
Inducted From: Michigan
Rank: Gunner's Mate Second Class
Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve
Death Date: 13 Dec 1945
Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Bronze Star Medal

WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings about Kenneth R. Baumer
Name: Kenneth R. Baumer
State Registered: Hawaii

Death Date: 13 Dec 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City: Honolulu
Cemetery Country: Hawaii

War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star
Title: Gunner's Mate, Second Class
Rank: Gunner's Mate, Second Class
Service: U.S. Navy
Service ID: 6221207
Division: United States Naval Reserve
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll

World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 about Kenneth Ripley Baumer
Name: Kenneth Ripley Baumer
Relative Name: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lynn Baumer
Relative Relationship: Parents (Parent)
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Killed In Action
Roll: ww2c_27
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