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'''Oswald | '''Oswald Backus''' served with [[Team IPW 95|IPW Team 95]] (listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224, 20 August 1944). | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Oswald Backus served as a Technician Third Grade with [[Team IPW 95|IPW Team 95]]. On 20 August 1944, MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 listed him with the team when PW interrogation teams 88–97 were relieved from the Field Interrogation Detachment and attached to G-2, Forward Echelon Communications Zone. | |||
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* 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with [[Team IPW 95|IPW Team 95]] (relieved from Field Interrogation Detachment; attached G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z, APO 350). | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [[:File:SO_224_MIS_ETO_20_August_1944_IPW_teams_88-97.jpg|MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 (extract), 20 August 1944]] (IPW Teams 88–97; Field Interrogation Detachment → G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z) | |||
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | * 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 | * 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) | ||
Latest revision as of 04:35, 19 September 2026
| Oswald P Backus, III | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Bachus |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | 1972 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32937525 |
| Rank | Technician Third Grade |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944) |
| Section | 5D |
| Enlisted | Rochester, New York |
| Team | IPW 95 |
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Oswald Backus served with IPW Team 95 (listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224, 20 August 1944).
Biography[edit | edit source]
Oswald Backus served as a Technician Third Grade with IPW Team 95. On 20 August 1944, MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 listed him with the team when PW interrogation teams 88–97 were relieved from the Field Interrogation Detachment and attached to G-2, Forward Echelon Communications Zone.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- T
- Force
- SO 224 matching note: SO spelling Bachus.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 51 |
| Nara ASN | 32937525 |
| Nara Name | BACKUS OSWALD P III |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 55 |
| Nara POE | 2378 |
| Nara DOE | 190643 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | NO |
| Nara Branch Code | 2 |
| Branch | No branch assignment |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | 23 |
| Nativity.1 | NEW YORK |
| Nara Year of Birth | 21 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 9 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 88 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 556 |
| Class_ASN | 32937525 |
| Class_Name | BACKUS, Oswald P. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with IPW Team 95 (relieved from Field Interrogation Detachment; attached G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z, APO 350).
Sources[edit | edit source]
- MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 (extract), 20 August 1944 (IPW Teams 88–97; Field Interrogation Detachment → G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z)
- 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)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
