Back, John H. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Private John H. Back.

Unit/Placed in, 128^th Infantry Regiment, 32^nd Infantry Division “Red Arrow”.

John is born approx. on 1917 in Union City, New Jersey.

Father, John J. Back.

Mother, Louisa C. Back.

Parents Born in Germany.

Brother(s), Ernest J. Back.

John enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 42013582.

John was KIA during the counter attacked on the Japanese strongpoints near Aitape, New Guinea on 12 July 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Ship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

John is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Thanks to, http://www.32nd-division.org/history/ww2/32ww2-1.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com