Baird, Robert Kent., Col

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
Colonel
Last MOS
8042-Colonel, Naval Aviator/Naval Flight Officer
Primary Unit
1968-1971, 8042, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Quantico, VA
Service Years
1942 - 1971
Colonel

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Home State
California
California
Year of Birth
1921
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Los Angeles
Last Address
Arlington, Va
Date of Passing
Jul 07, 1992
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 8, Site 10182

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM)
  1992, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) (Arlington, Virginia)


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Last Known Activity:

His Navy Cross Citation Reads:

For extraordinary heroism as Pilot of a fighter plane in Marine Nignt Fighting Squadron FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE in action against enemy japanese forces in the vicinity of Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Group, on the nights of 9 June, 16 June and 13 July 1945. Courageous and aggressive while engaged in combat air patrol, Captain Baird skillfully employed his radar to make contact with an enemy reconnaissance plane on 9 June and striking quickley and furiously at low attitude, destroyed the hostile plane. again, on combat air patrol on the night of 16 June intercepted an enemy bomber and pressing home a determined run, shot down the hostile plane. later, on the same night by making use of his radar, he established contact with another plane and shot it down. Captain Baird's fourth kill came during the period of night of 13 July when, after establishing radar contact with an enemy bomber, he fearlessly closed in and firing bursts from all six guns, shot down the hostile aircraft. his courage, daring airmanship and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

   

  1958-1961, 7409, Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13)



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Unit
Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13) Unit Page
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
MOS
7409-All Weather Fighter Pilot
Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Hawaii
 
 
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 Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13) Details

Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13)
Marine Aircraft Group 13 was established on March 1, 1942 in San Diego as a response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. While participating in the Marshall Island campaign, Marine Aircraft Group 13 engaged in sustained combat operations against the Japanese on the Samoan Island of Tutuila, the Funafuti Atoll of the Ellice Islands, and the Majuro Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
Type
Aviation
 
Parent Unit
Marine Aircraft Groups (MAG)
Strength
USMC Squadron
Created/Owned By
TWS, Chief Admin A., PO1 904 
   

Last Updated: Jan 28, 2013
   
   
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47 Members Also There at Same Time
Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13)

Fontana, Paul John, MGen, (1936-1973) 8042 Colonel
Owens, Robert Gordon Jr., MGen, (1939-1972) 8042 Colonel
Thrash, William G, LtGen, (1939-1972) 99 9907 Colonel
Ruhsam, John William, Col, (1942-1962) 75 7598 Major
Gardner, Joseph, Maj, (1958-1969) 75 7333 First Lieutenant
Shortt, Harry Raymond, Maj, (1945-1966) 13 1302 First Lieutenant
Pierce, Michael, MSgt, (1954-1976) 2 0211 Master Sergeant
Ditch, William, GySgt, (1958-1978) 13 1349 Gunnery Sergeant
Hook, Frankie G, GySgt, (1949-1972) 2 0239 Staff Sergeant
Travis, Walter Wesley, SSgt, (1944-1966) 33 3371 Staff Sergeant
Allard, Russell Morris, Cpl, (1957-1958) 13 1345 Sergeant
Overholser, Robert, Sgt, (1956-1959) 60 6000 Sergeant
Barnes, Don, Cpl, (1959-1965) 25 2542 Corporal
Foley, John, Cpl, (1956-1960) 25 2541 Corporal
Ondek, Joseph, Cpl, (1959-1965) 68 6821 Corporal
Yenor, Harry, Cpl, (1956-1962) 11 1121 Corporal
Arrigali, Andrew, LCpl, (1959-1962) 13 1371 Lance Corporal
Carrington, Garald, Cpl, (1960-1964) 2 0231 Lance Corporal
Zazzera, Larry, LCpl, (1957-1959) 1 0111 Lance Corporal
Byerly, Lawrence, LCDR, (1957-1988) HM-8404 Hospitalman
Baird, Robert, Col, (1942-1971) 75 Lieutenant Colonel
Gallagher, John Henry, Maj, (1946-1966) Captain
Trundy, Richard Thomas, MGen, (1950-1987) Captain
Fiero, Lew E, LtCol, (1942-1963) 43 Second Lieutenant
Love, Raeford, GySgt, (1947-1968) 11 Staff Sergeant
Younghans, Robert Allen, SgtMaj, (1942-1972) Sergeant
Branigan, Neil, LCpl, (1961-1963) Lance Corporal
H&MS-13

Kennedy, David Hart, Maj, (1942-1964) 75 7302 Major
Nordell, Wayne Franklin, Maj, (1956-1977) 7501 Major
Ruhsam, John William, Col, (1942-1962) 75 7598 Major
Hiett, Charles Oliver, LtCol, (1945-1970) 75 7302 Captain
Gassaway, Hugh D, MSgt, (1938-1965) 60 6019 Master Sergeant
Rakop, Harold F., MGySgt, (1950-1973) 66 6613 Staff Sergeant
Hinton, Guy, SSgt, (1952-1964) 64 6431 Staff Sergeant
Corson, Victor, GySgt, (1950-1969) 64 6412 Staff Sergeant
Rider, Earl, Sgt, (1958-1967) 14 1444 Sergeant
Swift, Harry, Sgt, (1955-1963) 61 6168 Sergeant
Clark, John, Cpl, (1960-1964) 66 6631 Corporal
Clark, John, Cpl, (1960-1964) 66 6633 Corporal
DePaul, Frank, Cpl, (1959-1963) 7113 Corporal
Jelley, Frank, Cpl, (1957-1960) 64 6412 Corporal
Rhodes, Charles, Cpl, (1956-1960) 60 6012 Corporal
Croop, Leonard, LCpl, (1958-1961) 64 6412 Lance Corporal
DeLisle, Robert, LCpl, (1957-1960) 66 6611 Lance Corporal
Kolly, Jerry, LCpl, (1957-1959) 30 3000 Lance Corporal
McVey, Harold, LCpl, (1960-1966) 70 7041 Lance Corporal
Stone, Richard C, Capt, (1952-1971) 63 Staff Sergeant
Veevaete, Jim, Cpl, (1951-1959) Corporal
HQ

Thompson, Don O, Maj, (1955-1979) 1 0141 Sergeant

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