Richard Harold Backus

Military

Assigned to 734, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. On mission 13-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28629. Landed Dübendorf, Switzerland Interned (INT). MACR 3834.



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32219851 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Blondes Away
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron 734th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atlanta, GA, USA 31 October 1921

Enlisted

Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA 3 June 1941 Fort McPherson Atlanta GA

Other

Interned (INT)

Dübendorf, Switzerland 13 April 1944 On mission 13-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28629. Landed Dübendorf, Switzerland Interned (INT). MACR 3834.

Other

Discharged USAAF

20 December 1945 Honnouable discharge.

Died

Georgia, USA 7 January 1998

Buried

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens College Park, Fulton County, GA 11 January 1998 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens College Park, Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County, GA, USA

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3834, The Liberator Men of Old Buc

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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MACR 3834 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database