Hubert Alton BAKER^{[1, 2]}

1922 - 1975  (53 years)

• Name	Hubert Alton BAKER
  Nickname	Hubert
  Birth	3 Feb 1922	Wilson, Wilson Co, NC   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  WWII	14 Oct 1942-1945	Fort Bragg, NC   [4, 5]
  	Hubert's term of enlistment was for the duration of the war plus six months. His record notes that he had finished three years of high school (the norm for that time) and that his civil job was sales clerk. His height was 69 inches, and his weight was 148 pounds. Hubert attained the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Fresno, CA; Wright Field, OH; Camp Howze, TX; Monterey, CA; Ft. Ord, Camp Beale, CA.
  Occupation	1939, 1948	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC.   [2, 6]
  	At age 17 Hubert worked for D. L. Baker, his older brother Douglas. In 1948 Hubert was a [gas station] operator for Gulf Oil Company.
  resided	c 1945-26 Sep 1948	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC.   [4, 6]
  	207 E. Washington Street.
  Death	25 Feb 1975	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [3]
  	Hubert died at 1:10 am at his home 1801 Queens Road. Cause of death was noted as cardiac arrest due to probable myocardial infarction. He was 53 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	26 Feb 1975	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [3]
  	His body was interred at Westview Cemetery.
  Person ID	I21556	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Lonnie Benjamin BAKER,   b. 1 Dec 1886, Snow Hill, Greene Co, NC d. 24 Jan 1951, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sudie Penina BEAMAN,   b. 8 Feb 1885, Greene Co, NC d. 20 May 1950, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris Mae MICHELSON,   b. 21 Jul 1921, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN d. 2 Mar 1993, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1945	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [7]
  	Doris and Hubert were married by Erwin H. Goltermann, a Lutheran pastor. Mrs. L. Baker, and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Baker signed as witnesses to the ceremony.
  Notes	Since both Doris and Hubert were stationed at Wright Field, OH, during their wartime service, it is reasonable that they met there.
  Children	1. Lonnie Gene BAKER   2. Michael Hubert BAKER
  Family ID	F966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Front row, left to right: Raymond, Hubert, Jasper, Charles
  		Hubert Baker photograph in Young American Patriots World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945. A collection of books, arranged by state, with brief biographical information about American men and women who served in World War II.
  		Doris & Hubert Baker and Sudie Beaman Baker
  		Hubert Baker, Sudie Baker and Lonnie Baker.
  		Hubert Alton Baker. SSN 246-12-4441. Application for Social Security Account Number (1939). RFD 2, Wilson, NC.

  
  

• Notes

  Since both Doris and Hubert were stationed at Wright Field, OH, during their wartime service, it is reasonable that they met there.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3039] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800 - 2000., Hubert [Herbert] Alton Baker. Wilson Co, NC: Roll no. B_C105_66001, p. 450. [S4458] Hubert Alton Baker. SSN 246-12-4441. Application for Social Security Account Number (1939). [S823] Hubert Alton Baker, Lenoir Co, NC death certificate no. 102 (1975). [S3035] World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945 Ancestry.com , Hubert A. Baker. [S37] Hubert A. Baker. U.S. WWII Army enlistment record (1942). [S41] Michael Hubert Baker, Lenoir County, NC birth certificate no. 1116 (1948). [S26] Hubert A. Baker - Doris M. Michelson, Lenoir Co, NC marriage record no. 648 (1945).