Anthony John Rauba
MilitaryRear L-R: Walter Hardiek, Julian Darlington, Ned Howard, Dale Hulsey, Joseph Turley, Daryl Epp.
Front L-R: Anthony Rauba, Lloyd Brisbi, Joseph Quigley, Major Gillett.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 389BG 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'The Witch' 41-11840 1-Aug-43; Shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 173
Awards: DFC, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15074175 / O-728742
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Witch
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago Heights, IL | 31 October 1914 | |
Enlisted |
9 July 1942 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Shumen, Bulgaria | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Bulgaria. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
9 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Momence, IL | 12 June 2000 | |
Buried |
Skyline Memorial Park Monee, Will County, IL | 15 June 2000 | Skyline Memorial Park Monee, Will County, Illinois |
Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 389BG 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 173