Lt Vernon Baker's funeral is being held today. Below is a link to an article from the Washington Post, which includes information about both the delay in his receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the details of the action from which it stemmed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/14/AR2010071405693.html

Death of Lt Vernon Baker, winner of CMH

Generals Patton and Eisenhower confer in Tunisia, March 1943. They had alot to worry about. The American soldiers had not done well in the Kasserine Pass battle. They were determined to have the GIs perform better next time. (scanned by HOS Bandit)