World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Paxson Backderf
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Akron, Ohio
Honored By
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A NAVAL RADIO TECHNICIAN FROM 1943 TO 1946 ON THE USS WASP CV-18. HE WAS AWARDED MANY MEDALS AND RIBBONS THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE INCLUDING THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION RIBBON.