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Robert William John Rausch

First Lieutenant Army World War II

Army
Army
First Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
First Lieutenant
Unit
309th Troop Carrier Squadron, 19th Repair Squadron, 315th troop carrier group
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
1942 – 1945
Date of Birth
03/30/1920
Date of Death
06/13/2001
Hometown
Paris, OH
Awards & Decorations
Air Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, European African-Middle Eastern Medal, American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, French Badge of Liberty (posthumously)
Burial Location
Darby Twp: St. John's Lutheran
Monument Paver
Yes — Section D
Also served in
Army, Air Force
Overseas Service
European Theater: England, France, Germany; Leicester, England, participated in D-Day: Normandy Invasion. Other battles: Naples, Foggia, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe
Reserve Service
1945 – 1957
Township (entering service)
Paris
Township (current / at death)
Delaware Co., Scioto Township
Church
St. John's Lutheran, Marysville, Ohio
School
Marysville High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Air Medal
Air Medal

Biography

Overseas service: European Theater: England, France, Germany; Leicester, England, participated in D-Day: Normandy Invasion. Other battles: Naples, Foggia, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe. Church: St. John's Lutheran, Marysville, Ohio. School: Marysville High School.

Source: Certificate of Honorable Service,(Officer) Vol. 3, p.467 and Honorable Discharge, (Flight Officer) Vol. 7, p. 186 and Certificate of Honorable Discharge, (Enlisted) Vol. 7. p.31, Union County Recorder's Office