World War II Honoree

Henry W. Rau

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cleveland, Ohio

Honored By

Jeffrey Rau

Relationship

Son

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOR P-47 THUNDERBOLT FROM APRIL 1942 TO NOVEMBER 1945. HE WAS PART OF THE 382ND SERVICE SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR CORPS DURING HIS TRAINING IN THE U.S., AS WELL AS WHEN STATIONED IN BATH, ENGLAND. HE WAS ALSO PART OF THE 9TH AIR CORPS, 905TH AIR ENGINEERING SQUADRON WHILE STATIONED IN METZ, FRANCE, NUREMBERG, GERMANY AND LATER IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. ONCE THE WAR ENDED IN EUROPE, HE BECAME A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER.