In Memoriam

STEVEN E BACKHAUS

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Backhaus, Steven Eugene
Omaha, NE
USMC
2LT

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10/8/1947

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12/11/1969
12/21/1969
12/21/1969

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South Vietnam
Quang Nam
AT830557
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Not Listed
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0301 = Basic Infantry Officer
D CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
Purple Heart
Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Omaha, NE
Casualty codes: A1-G-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Truck Hit Mine On Route LTL-4, 9 Km North-Northwest Of An Hoa Air Field 21Dec69.

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