David Randolph Rautio
Military
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Object Number - UPL 38940 - 42-102703 PELLA TULIP showing flak damage from 16.10.1944 mission to Cologne.
Assigned to 532BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. 30+ combat missions. 14-Oct-44 wounded by flak burst directly above cockpit in B-17 42-102703 'Pella Tulip'. RTD. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-760671
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pella Tulip
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hurley, WI | 4 April 1923 | Son of Edward A and Hilda S Rautio. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 12 December 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Married |
Cook County, IL | 19 January 1945 | Married Irene Calvetti. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
16 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
7 January 2015 | ||
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Based |
Ridgewell | Assigned to 532BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Flight training |
Marfa, TX | Pilot training - Marfu, Texas | |
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Other Flight training |
Roswell, NM | 1st Pilot training - Roswell, NM |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
