Donald Lynn BAUMER

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• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Eaton Rapids, Eaton Co., Michigan
• Census: 1910, Living with parents in Eaton Rapids, Eaton Co., Michigan
• Census: 1920, Living in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan
• Census: 1930, Living in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan
• Census: 1940, Living in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan

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BAUMER, DONALD LYNN 'PETE'

Born May 13, 1899, in Eaton County, died January 27, 1999, at the age of 99. Mr. Baumer was a veteran of World War I and was employed at REO Motor Works and fisher Body. He was an active bowler for 47 years and an avid fisherman. Mr. Baumer played drums for Munn's Band in Eaton rapids and was best remembered for his love of his flower and vegetable gardens. He was preceded in death by his wife, Neva L. (Bateman) on February 1,1984; son Kenneth Ripley Baumer who died serving his couontry during World War II on the USS Albacore submarine; and a son-in-law, Charles A. Armitage (1997). Surviving are 3 daughters, Lorraine Armitage of Sarasota, Fl., Marilyn (Avery) Haak of Port Wing, WI, and Linda (Larry) Hodge of Spokane, WA; 7 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb 1, 2pm at the Gorsline-Runciman Co. Lansing Chapel, 900 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, with the Rev. Wesley B. Emerson officiating. Interment will follow in Dimondale Cemetery, Dimondale. the family will receive friends at the Chapel 1 hour prior to the service.

The State Journal - Lansing MI
Sunday, January 31, 1999

Received from Sandye Baumer Strickland

Family/Spouse: Neva Lucile BATEMAN. Neva was born on 18 Mar 1901 in Windsor, Eaton Co., Michigan; died on 1 Feb 1984 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan; was buried in Dimondale Cemetery, Dimondale, Eaton Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan

Lorraine married Charles A. ARMITAGE on 30 Oct 1942 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan. Charles was born on 6 Dec 1920 in Coral, Michigan; died on 6 Oct 1997 in Sarasota, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan

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Gunner's Mate Second Class Baumer's life was lost on November 7, 1944 along with 85 other crewmen due to the sinking of the submarine USS Albacore by a mine off northern Japan. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas about Baumer
Name: Kenneth R Baumer
Inducted From: Michigan
Rank: Gunner's Mate Second Class
Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve
Death Date: 13 Dec 1945
Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Bronze Star Medal

WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings about Kenneth R. Baumer
Name: Kenneth R. Baumer
State Registered: Hawaii

Death Date: 13 Dec 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City: Honolulu
Cemetery Country: Hawaii

War: World War II
Awards: Bronze Star
Title: Gunner's Mate, Second Class
Rank: Gunner's Mate, Second Class
Service: U.S. Navy
Service ID: 6221207
Division: United States Naval Reserve
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll

World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 about Kenneth Ripley Baumer
Name: Kenneth Ripley Baumer
Relative Name: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lynn Baumer
Relative Relationship: Parents (Parent)
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Killed In Action
Roll: ww2c_27
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