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W. Carter Baum
End of Watch: April 22, 1934
Age: 29
Rank: Special Agent
Agency: FBI
Years of Service: Unknown
County: Vilas
Location on Memorial: I
    Personal Information
    After Agent Baum's death the FBI hired his wife as a clerk in the Chicago Office. Agent Baum's daughter, who was 18 mos. old at the time of his death, drove from Washington D.C. to Madison when his name was added in 1999.

    Incident Surrounding Death
    Agent Baum was shot and killed by "Baby Face" Nelson during a raid on the Little Bohemia Lodge near Rhinelander WI. The object of the raid was to capture John Dillinger and other Chicago gangsters.
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