CPL Baer's remains were sent home on 11 Nov 2017 and reburied in West Lawn Memorial Park in Racine County Wisconsin. He also has cenotaph burials at National Korean War Veterans Memorial in District of Columbia and Honolulu Memorial In Honolulu Hawaii Courts of the missing.
Corporal Baer was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March" and died at "Apex Camp", Hanjang-ni, North Korea on December 3, 1950. His remains were not recovered. Corporal Baer was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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Additional update courtesy of Find A Grave contributor Frogman:
29SEPT17 Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency
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Army Cpl. Donald L. Baer, missing from the Korean War, has now been accounted for.
In July 1950, Baer was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations against forces of the Korea People's Army (KAP) in and around the city of Taejon (now Daejon), South Korea. On July 19, 1950, the KPA initiated a large-scale attack on the city in attempt to destroy U.S. forces. Following the battle, Baer could not be accounted for and was declared missing in action as of July 20, 1950.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership in this mission.
Baer's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site along with the others who are missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Corporal Baer was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March" and died at "Apex Camp", Hanjang-ni, North Korea on December 3, 1950. His remains were not recovered. Corporal Baer was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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Additional update courtesy of Find A Grave contributor Frogman:
29SEPT17 Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency
*************************************
Army Cpl. Donald L. Baer, missing from the Korean War, has now been accounted for.
In July 1950, Baer was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations against forces of the Korea People's Army (KAP) in and around the city of Taejon (now Daejon), South Korea. On July 19, 1950, the KPA initiated a large-scale attack on the city in attempt to destroy U.S. forces. Following the battle, Baer could not be accounted for and was declared missing in action as of July 20, 1950.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership in this mission.
Baer's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site along with the others who are missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
CPL Baer's remains were sent home on 11 Nov 2017 and reburied in West Lawn Memorial Park in Racine County Wisconsin. He also has cenotaph burials at National Korean War Veterans Memorial in District of Columbia and Honolulu Memorial In Honolulu Hawaii Courts of the missing.
Corporal Baer was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March" and died at "Apex Camp", Hanjang-ni, North Korea on December 3, 1950. His remains were not recovered. Corporal Baer was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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Additional update courtesy of Find A Grave contributor Frogman:
29SEPT17 Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency
*************************************
Army Cpl. Donald L. Baer, missing from the Korean War, has now been accounted for.
In July 1950, Baer was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations against forces of the Korea People's Army (KAP) in and around the city of Taejon (now Daejon), South Korea. On July 19, 1950, the KPA initiated a large-scale attack on the city in attempt to destroy U.S. forces. Following the battle, Baer could not be accounted for and was declared missing in action as of July 20, 1950.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership in this mission.
Baer's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site along with the others who are missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Corporal Baer was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March" and died at "Apex Camp", Hanjang-ni, North Korea on December 3, 1950. His remains were not recovered. Corporal Baer was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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Additional update courtesy of Find A Grave contributor Frogman:
29SEPT17 Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency
*************************************
Army Cpl. Donald L. Baer, missing from the Korean War, has now been accounted for.
In July 1950, Baer was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations against forces of the Korea People's Army (KAP) in and around the city of Taejon (now Daejon), South Korea. On July 19, 1950, the KPA initiated a large-scale attack on the city in attempt to destroy U.S. forces. Following the battle, Baer could not be accounted for and was declared missing in action as of July 20, 1950.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership in this mission.
Baer's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site along with the others who are missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
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