Irvin Baker manuscript
Scope and Contents
1st Lieutenant Irvin Baker's unpublished manuscript describes his experiences as a platoon leader with the 4th Marine Division and 10th Amtrac Battalion of the United States Marine Corps. He led his platoon through the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Dates
- Created: 1942-1945
- Other: Date acquired: 03/09/2006
Creator
- Baker, Irvin, 1920-2019 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical or Historical Information
Irvin Baker was born on December 28, 1920, in Akron, Ohio. He was attending Rutgers University when he enlisted into the United States Marine Corps on March 20, 1942. Since he had completed a few years of college, he was eligible for Officer Candidate School. He completed officer and basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Quantico, Virginia, and Camp Pendleton, California.
Baker was assigned to the 4th Marine Division and the 10th Amtrac Battalion, where he served as a platoon leader. He participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima where he lost a few of his men. For the latter months of the war, he performed with the USO in the Pacific before coming home in November of 1946.
Baker's personal narrative touches on various subjects such as anti-Semitism, chaplains, military medicine, race relations, prisoners of war, B-29's, souvenirs, the United Service Organization (USO), the planned invasion of Japan, basic training, infantry combat, and his comrades.He passed away October 8th, 2019 and is buried at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge New Jersey.
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Source of Acquisition
Irvin Baker
Method of Acquisition
Donation
- Antiaircraft artillery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Antisemitism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- B-29 (Bomber) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
- Cemeteries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chaplains Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Class reunions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, 1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jewish soldiers--United States Subject Source: Local sources
- Landing craft Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marine Corps Base Quantico (Va.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Medicine, Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Parris Island (S.C.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Prisoners of war--Japan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Race relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Religion and politics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rutgers University Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United Service Organizations (U.S.)
- United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 4th
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Irvin Baker manuscript
- Author
- Julianna Witt
- Date
- 09/20/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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