William C Rau Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) during a Frankfort mission on 29 Jan 1944 in 'Blue Blazing Blizzard' B-17G #42-31720.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31720

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Blue Blazing Blizzard
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 January 1944

Born

San Angelo, Texas

Buried

Texas

Revisions

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Removed some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Chronology Supplement, 1942-1945, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces