 Thomas Baker (Medal of Honor recipient)

Thomas Alexander Baker (June 25, 1916 – July 7, 1944) was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Saipan.Baker was born in 1916 in Troy, New York and joined the U.S. Army after graduating from high school.