GMG 3 Robert Wallace Backherms Jr. Veteran

Birth: 1 Dec 1959
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Death: 19 Apr 1989 (aged 29)
At Sea
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot: Section 60 Site 4074
Memorial ID: 11734594 View Source

Robert, from Ravenna Ohio, was a sailor on the USS Iowa. He was one of 47 crewmen killed when the gun in turret #2 exploded during a training exercise.

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