The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Henry Backstrom
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
B CO 7 REGT 1 CAV DIV
Date of Death
November 5, 1951
Corporal Backstrom was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 5, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.