WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:

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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Thomas Alexander Baker Jr.

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Army Pvt. Thomas Alexander Baker Jr. was an infantryman who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was posthumously promoted to sergeant and awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Saipan.

Baker was born in Troy, New York, on July 25, 1916, to . . .

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