Backer, Robert M. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Robert M. Backer.

Unit/Placed in, 82nd Bomber Squadron, 12th Bomber Group, Medium.

Robert is born approx. on 1920 in Massachusetts.

Robert enlisted the service in North Carolina with service number # 0-718211.

Robert‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

2^nd Lt. Herbert J. Chaplin Pilot

1st Lt. Joseph P. Poledovich Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Robert W. Backer Navigator

S/Sgt. Stanley F. Muffs Radio Operator

Major Homer L. Goulet Passenger

S/Sgt. Robert B. Carey Passenger

S/Sgt. Elwood I. Clarck Passenger

Pfc. Metro Stanchak Passenger

Robert died because there were failures with the engine and landing gear, they all bailed out safely but he probably drowned on 24 Sept. 1945, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to,

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