Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 9, 1944, at the Flat River Presbyterian Church, for Lieut. Herman Baker of the Naval Reserve Air Corps, who lost his life in an airplane crash on Wednesday of last week in California.

     The body is expected to arrive in Bismarck this morning at 12:30 o'clock and will be brought to the Caldwell Funeral Home, where it will remain until the hour of services. The Rev. John T. Stewart of St. Louis will conduct the service at two o'clock, to be followed by interment in St. Francois Memorial Park. Military rites will be conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Flower girls will be members of the V.F.W. Auxiliary.

     Herman Joseph Baker, eldest son of Roy Baker and Sudie Laxton Baker, was born at Centerville, Reynolds County, Missouri on August 13, 1913, and departed this life December 29, 1943, at the age of 30 years 4 months 16 days.

     At the age of 14 years he moved to Flat River, Mo., with his parents, where he lived until enlisting in the United States Naval Air Reserve Corps in June, 1940.

     He was united in marriage on October 30, 1938 to Miss Mary Jane Frank of St. Louis, who with one son, Michael Roy, survives.

     He also leaves to mourn his passing his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Baker of Rivermines; a grandfather, O. P. Laxton; a brother, Ralph Baker of Elvins; three sisters: (Iras Lee) Mrs. John Victor, and (Billie) Mrs. Melvin Cissell, of Flat River and (Hilma) Mrs. Darwin Yoder of Bonne Terre and numerous other relatives, besides a host of friends.

     Herman attended Flat River Schools and was a graduate of Flat River Junior College. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on June 1, 1940, and was called on June 15. He had one month of training at Robertson Field, spent two weeks in the Great Lakes area and later was sent to Pensacola, Fla., for cadet training.

     Seven months later he graduated and was commissioned an Ensign. He remained there as instructor for a time before being transferred to Corpus Christi, Texas, as an instructor. There he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (j.g.) and later made a Lieutenant.

     In September, 1943, he was transferred to Alameda, Calif., where he was stationed as an instructor, and on December 26th was sent to Watsonville, Calif. His family here had received a letter on December 26th, in which he stated he would probably be sent to a combat zone within a month, with a probable stop-over at Pearl Harbor. He was flying alone at the time of the accident, the cause of which has not yet been determined.