Paul Eugene Backer
MilitaryAssigned to 860BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. Missions from 8 June to November 1944.
Flew 35 combat missions. Arrived with Joseph Gualano crew. Assigned to 493rd BG 860th BS 7th March 1944. Last mission flown 25th November 1944.
Awards: DFC, 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: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-690076
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hank's Battle Wagon
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cairo, Illinois | 9 October 1922 | |
Died |
Austin, TX | 1 March 2014 | |
Buried |
Bartlett CemeteryBartlett, Cook County, IL | 4 March 2014 | Bartlett Cemetery Bartlett, Cook County, Illinois |
Based |
Debach | Assigned to 860BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorDarren Jelley
Changes
Sources
corrected details to show assignment to 860th Bombardment Squadron
Details from the 493rd BG Archives
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / True, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php