Wilder D. Baker

Wilder DuPuy Baker
Born	(1890-07-22)July 22, 1890 Topeka, Kansas
Died	November 10, 1975(1975-11-10) (aged 85) Bay City, Michigan
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1910-1952
Rank	Vice Admiral
Service number	0-8703
Commands held	USS North Carolina USS S-13 USS S-11 USS Kidder
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Cold War
Awards	Navy Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit
Relations	Floyd Perry Baker (grandfather)

Wilder DuPuy Baker (July 22, 1890 - November 10, 1975) was a highly decorated United States Navy Vice admiral, who received a Navy Cross for his actions during World War II.

Wilder DuPuy Baker was born on July 22, 1890 in Topeka, Kansas as a son of local newspaperman and grandson of Topeka editor Floyd Perry Baker. He attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and graduated in June 1914 with the rank of Ensign. Baker subsequently attended the Submarine School in New London, Connecticut, where he was trained in submarine warfare.

With the outbreak of World War I, Baker served with submarine units in the European waters as Lieutenant junior grade and later has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.

Following the war, Baker was assigned to the submarine USS T-2 and served there until the beginning of January 1923, when he was appointed Commander of the newly commissioned submarine USS S-11. He spent only few months aboard this vessel, before he was given command of another newly commissioned submarine, USS S-13 on July 14, 1923. Baker commanded this ship alongside northeast coast of the United States and later in 1924 sailed to Panama Canal Zone, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, and Trinidad.

Baker has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1925 and appointed Commanding Officer of the destroyer USS Kidder. He participated in the patrol duties in Caribbean with that ship and finally was transferred to command training battleship, USS Wyoming in 1932.

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