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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=32937525
|asn=32937525
|surname=Backus
|surname=Backus
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|alias=Bachus
|alias=Bachus
|class_section=5D
|class_section=5D
|class_rank=Pvt
|class_rank=Private
|birth_year=1921
|birth_year=1921
|death_year=1972
|death_year=1972
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|enlistment_place=ROCHESTER NEW YORK
|enlistment_place=ROCHESTER NEW YORK
|state=NEW YORK
|state=NEW YORK
|assignment=VI-892
|ipw_ge=95
|ipw_ge=95
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
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|class_display=16
|class_display=16
}}
}}
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'''Oswald P Backus, III''' (1921&ndash;1972) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]]. Oswald enlisted at Rochester, New York.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* "T" Force
* T
* Civil Life
* Force


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)