Baker , who received the Medal of Honor more than 50 years after his heroic acts , died at 90 . Continuing forward , he attacked and enemy observation post and killed two occupants . He took out several machine gun nests firing on his unit in combat . The U.S. government believes racism was a factor in Medal of Honor decisions . ` ` I just thought I was a soldier and I did my job , '' Baker said after the 1997 award .
Baker , who received the Medal of Honor more than 50 years after his heroic acts , died at 90 . He took out several machine gun nests firing on his unit in combat . The U.S. government believes racism was a factor in Medal of Honor decisions . ` ` I just thought I was a soldier and I did my job , '' Baker said after the 1997 award .