Richard Harold Backus
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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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
Contributorjmoore43
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
ContributorAAM
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MACR 3834 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database