1918 - 1944 (26 years)
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| Name |
William Edward Backus |
| Title |
Sgt. |
| Birth |
18 Sep 1918 |
Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Soldier |
| Cause of Death |
Apparently died in plane crash over Mt Deception, Alaska while serving our country. |
| Death |
18 Sep 1944 |
Mount Deception, Alaska |
| Burial |
Dec 1944 |
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii |
 Siblings |
2 siblings |
| 1. Victor Donald Backus, b. 23 Jul 1914, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire d. 9 Jan 1985, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida |
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| Person ID |
I37531 |
Backus Genealogy | Backus Family |
| Last Modified |
13 Sep 2017 |
| Father |
Vernon Edward Backus, b. 13 Mar 1873, Plymouth, Chenango, New York d. 18 Aug 1947, Lake Wales, Polk, Florida (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Beatrice M. Inman, b. 16 Feb 1875, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 17 Jul 1963, Lake Wales, Polk, Florida (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1898 |
| Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 24 years and 9 months old - She : ~ 22 years and 10 months old. (Were Married ~ 49 years and 8 months). |
| Family ID |
F16878 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 18 Sep 1918 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire |
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 | Death - 18 Sep 1944 - Mount Deception, Alaska |
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 | Burial - Dec 1944 - Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Military Index
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3 Military Index |
 | U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. |
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| World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. |
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| WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Source Citation: American Battle Monuments Commission. World War I Listing; World War II Listing; Korean War Listing. American Battle Monuments Commission. |
| 1930 US Census |
 | 1930 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Lake Wales, Polk, Florida; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 2340066. |
| 1940 US Census |
| 1940 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Lake Wales, Polk, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00614; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 53-62. |
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| Notes |
- On September 18, 1944, a US Army C-47 which took off from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska in route to Ladd Field in Fairbanks, Alaska. For reasons unknown the plane traveled off course crashing into the then unnamed peak killing all 15 passengers and 4 crew members. No remains were located and are still missing.
Occupants Crew:
MR ROY PROEBSTLE, PILOT
MR PETER BLIVENS, COPILOT
PVT JAMES A GEORGE JR
MR CARL V HARRIS, CIVILIAN NAVY
LT (JG) ATHEL L GILL
S I C BERNARD J ORGETO ARMY
CWO FLOYD M APPLEMAN
SGT WILLIAM E BACKUS
MAJ RUDOLF F BOSTELMAN
1 LT ORLANDO J BUCK
CPL CHARLES SYKEMA
PVT CHARLES E ELLIS
T-5 MAURICE R GIBBS
PVT ANTHONY KASPER
PFC ALFRED S MADISON
PVT HOWARD A PEVEY
PFC CLIFFORD E PHILLIPS
T-4 TIMOTHY D STEVENS
T-5 EDWARD S STOERING
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