Paul Eugene Backer

Military

Assigned 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

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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

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ContributorDarren Jelley
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Sources

corrected details to show assignment to 860th Bombardment Squadron

Details from the 493rd BG Archives

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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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