Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameHarry Baker ARTHUR Jr. 
Birth Date17 Sep 1920
Birth PlaceAlbany, Dougherty County, Georgia
Death Date19 Apr 1983 Age: 62
Death PlaceMartinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
Memoor 18 April 1983
Burial Date25 Apr 1983
Burial PlaceArlington, Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington National Cemetery
MemoSection: 13, Grave 5274-A-3
OccupationUS Navy Captain WWII, Korea, Vietnam
ReligionEpiscopalian
Spouses
Birth Date23 May 1921
Birth PlaceBirmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
ReligionEpiscopalian
Family ID5733
Marr Date2 Nov 1946
Marr PlaceBirmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
ChildrenHarry Baker (1947-2017)
G. W. (1952-)
Notes for Harry Baker ARTHUR Jr.
He was a career Naval Officer serving in many locations throughout the world. When he retired from the Navy after attaining the rank of Captain, he was the head of Adult Education for the Arlington County Schools. He adopted Arch after he married Gertrude.
Notes for Gertrude Ann (Spouse 1)
Gertrude (Bamy) was first the wife of an Army Officer, Arch Hurt Seewald, during World War II. They met while they were both in school in Virginia. They married shortly thereafter. After his death in Germany, March 5, 1945, she remained in Birmingham with her parents, but spent a great deal of her time in Memphis, TN, with the Seewald family. She married the second time to Harry B. Arthur, Jr., a career Naval Officer. They had two more sons. Bamy is very artistic and multi-talented. Her favorite skill is that of Flower Arranging. She teaches flower arranging across the country, and is on the Altar Guild at the National Cathedral in Washington, D. C. where she arranges flowers with other guild members.