Douglas Ray, son of Wallace ‘Bud’ and Dolores (Stoelk) Backhaus, was born December 10, 1944 at Harlan, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Manilla in Shelby County. Doug attended Manilla Schools, graduating in 1963. He worked in Harlan and on the home farm until he entered the United States Navy in January of 1966. Doug served in Vietnam with the MCB Four and was awarded the Purple Heart. After his honorable discharge in 1968, he returned to Iowa and farmed with his father.
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