Pharos Tribune, July24, 1954 in an article entitled In The Past \ 10 Years Ago 

Staff Sgt. Robert E. Baum, 21 of Delphi, a gunner on a B-17 Flying fortress, has been missing in action since a raid over Yugoslavia on July 9th, according to a War Dept. message to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baum.