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Private Baird entered the University from Drexel High School and was enrolled during 1943-44. He volunteered for the U.S. Marine Corps in June 1944. He was killed on Iwo Jima on March 4, 1945.
Private Rondall Baird
Private Baird was initially buried in Iwo Jima Cemetery and eventually reinterred in Drexel Memorial Park, Drexel, NC on Dec. 16, 1948.
