MS SC559

Recognizes the military service of United States Navy Seaman First Class Trannie Oscar Baker (February 4, 1923 – September 29, 1944) from the Hurricane Community in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, who was lost at sea during World War II while serving on the tanker Patsu in the Southwest Pacific Theatre.

Honors a cenotaph and veterans marker memorial service held on December 5, 2010, at Shady Grove Cemetery near Hurricane, with Dr. Bill Baker, former Pastor of Clinton Baptist Church, serving as guest speaker.

Acknowledges Baker's family including his parents Dunbar and Pearl (Buchanan) Baker, three brothers who preceded him in death, and surviving nephews, nieces, and cousins.

Expresses the Legislature's sympathy to Baker's surviving family and thanks for his service as a guardian of American civilization and a hero to his community.

Directs that this resolution be presented to the surviving family of Seaman First Class Trannie Oscar Baker and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.