August William Rabe
Military
TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Pierce W. McKennon (CO), Lt. August W. Rabe, F/O Lucian W. Freeman, Lt. Hugh W. Lindsay, Lt. Thomas H. Elffner, Lt. Calvin W. Willruth, Lt. Mack D. Heaton, Lt. Kenneth Green, Lt. Robert Hunter, Lt. George D. Green and Lt. Robert L. Couse.
SECOND ROW L-R: Lt. Orval C. Miles, Capt. William H. George, Lt. Charles L. Brock, Lt. Herman S. Rasmussen, Lt. Enoch Jungling, Capt. Albert J. Davis, Capt. Sheltoin W. Monroe, Lt. Robert A. Cammer, Lt. Loton D. Jennings and Lt. Robert C. Buchholz.
BOTTOM ROW L-R: Capt George H. Davis, Lt. Charles E. Konsler, Lt. Olin A. Kiser, Lt. Stanley W. Conners, Lt. Robert J. Mabie, Lt. Paul J. Lucas, Lt. David R. Allen, Lt. Henry A. Lee, Lt. Leslie L. Burgess, Lt. Robert C. Hawley, Lt. Charles B. Greenlese and Lt. James E. Halligan, Jr.
Object Number - UPL 14531 - 1 January 1945 - Pilots of the 335th Fighter Squadron pose for the camera. TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Pierce W. McKennon (CO), Lt. August W. Rabe, F/O Lucian...
Flew 3 1/2 years with the RCAF. Had 12 Combat Missions in Aleution Islands against the Kapson Kiska. Joined the 4th FG in August 1944. Assigned to 335FS. Flew 38 combat missions over France and Germany. On escort/strafing mission his P-51D #44-14435 hit trees whilst strafing road transports, crashed Maberzell, Germany. POW. 21-Feb-45. MACR 12596. Was held in Stalaf Luft VII/A Moosburg.
Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME and Pacific Campaign Medals. British Star 1939-45, Korean War Service Medal, United Nations Korean War Service Medal.
Post War: After a AT-6D refresher instructor pilot course Oct-45, served as AT-6D instructor pilot from April till Sept 46 in Texas.
Ops Officer Mitchell Field, NY from Sep-46 to Jun-52.
Installations Engineer, 8th FBW, FEAF HQ FOS Itazuke AFB, Japan.
Retired USAF 1956.
1957-59 C-46 pilot for Capitol airlines Washington, DC.
1960-63 Worked for New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Corona, Queens, NY, USA | 9 February 1914 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 10 August 1944 - 21 February 1945 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 17 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
85368 Moosburg, Germany | 21 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalaf Luft VII/A. |
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Other Shot down |
Maberzell, 36041 Fulda, Germany | 21 February 1945 | On escort/strafing mission his P-51D 44-14435 hit trees whilst strafing road transports, crashed Maberzell, Germany. POW. 21-Feb-45. MACR 12596. Was held in Stalaf Luft VII/A Moosburg. |
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Died |
Bordentown Township, NJ, USA | 18 November 1963 | |
| Yonkers, New York, USA |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12596 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database