Official record. No story yet.
In memory of
Wayne Walter Backlund
First Lieutenant, Air Force
July 30, 1930 to February 27, 2014
- Air Force
- 1930 to 2014
- Washington
Knew this veteran? Add a photo, a video, a voice memory, or a story.
Family? Claim this page and Welcome Back Home will build Wayne a memorial with a code for the marker.
Their story
Nobody has written Wayne's story yet. The VA recorded a name, a service, and a grave, and that is all this page holds. One memory from somebody who knew Wayne is enough to start.
Add a memoryPhotos and memories
Nothing here yet. A photograph of Wayne, a voice telling a story about him, or a short video all belong here more than in a box in a cupboard.
Add a photo, a recording, or a videoService record
- Branch
- Air Force
- Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Wars
- Not listed
- Born
- July 30, 1930
- Died
- February 27, 2014
Resting place
Record and sources
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 8913434, last updated by the VA March 21, 2014.
Rank and war are blank on many VA rows and are shown as "Not listed" rather than guessed. Something wrong? Tell Welcome Back Home.
Share this record
Pass this page on. Somebody who knew Wayne may be one share away.
Share or print this record
Print this code and a family can open Wayne's page at the graveside, on their own phone, with no app and nothing to type. The address is wbh.juniouslabs.digital/v/wa/wayne-backlund-2014-8913434.
This code is made from the address of this page. When the record is claimed and published as a memorial, it gets its own permanent code for the marker from Welcome Back Home.