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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Alpheus P. Backus

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Port Chester, New York

Honored By

Leaf Brockhausen

Relationship

Fiance

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH 32nd Bomb Squadron. Chief Radio Operator, B-17, 'Bad Penny.' After bombing Germany, HE volunteered to bomb Italy from North Africa. Shot down over the Mediterranean; DECEMBER, 1942.