Harold J Rau
Military
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UPL 29282
Lt Col Hal Rau CO 20th FG & Honey
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CO 356th FG Feb. 1943-Nov. 1943
CO 20th FG March 1944-Dec. 1944
275 combat hours
1 air kill (ME-109) + 4 ground kills (1 x JU-52 + 2 x HE-111 + 2 x ME-110)
While in England Col Rau adopted a yellow lab which he named 'Honey' which he took home with him in 1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Gentle Annie
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Gentle Annie
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Group 401st Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Gentle Annie Wildarclif III / Bridget's Bunnion
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1) |
16 June 1910 | ||
Died Transferred 20th Fighter Group |
17 November 1974 | ||
Buried Transferred 65th Fighter Wing |
22 November 1974 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 10, Site: 11439 | |
Enlisted End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2) |
Langley AFB, Hampton, VA, USA | ||
Other given command of the 20th FG |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK |