EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WAS A SIMPLE JANITOR BUT NOBODY KNEW THIS STRANGE FACT ABOUT HIM

Baker was one of seven African African having received Medal of Honor by President Bill Clinton. Unfortunately, the other six were awarded the medal posthumously as some of them had died with their shoes on or in an accident. The other recipients were Charles L. Thomas, Willy F. James, Jr., John R. Fox, Edward A. Carter, George Watson, Ruben Rivers.