Operation Iraqi Freedom, Fallen Heroes, Iraq War 03/19/03

David R Baker

Painesville, Ohio

October 20, 2009

Age Military Rank Unit/Location
22 Marine L/Cpl

1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Camp Pendleton, California

 Killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Marine Lance Cpl. David R. Baker, 22, of Painesville, Ohio

LCpl Baker was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Oct. 20, 2009 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. 

Pendleton Marine dies in Afghanistan
Staff report 

A California-based Marine was killed after a roadside-bomb blast Tuesday in Afghanistan, according to reports. 

Lance Cpl. David R. Baker, 22, of Painesville, Ohio, died during a foot patrol in Helmand province. A mortarman, he was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, out of Camp Pendleton.

Baker enlisted in August 2006, shortly after he graduated from Riverside High School in Painesville Township, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. His unit was scheduled to return to California in late November, the newspaper reported. 

“He was fighting,” his father, Mark, told the Plain Dealer. “He was fighting every day. He was the guy who always volunteered to be point.” 

Mark Baker told a Cleveland TV station that his son was planning to go to school after returning from his tour this fall. 
Baker will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, his family said.

Marine Lance Cpl. David R. Baker was killed in action on 10/20/09.

Click To Return To Main Page

 Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away

Copyright 2003-2024 Q Madp