World War II Honoree

Russell Herman Rau

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Shenandoah, Virginia

Honored By

Robert Moore

SERVED ABOARD THE USS TAMBOR (SS-198) FROM 1941-1942. NEXT ABOARD THE USS WAHOO (SS-238) AS CHIEF OF THE BOAT FROM COMMISSIONING OF BOAT UNTIL APRIL 1943. FROM SERVICE ABOARD THE WAHOO HE EARNED THE SILVER STAR, THE BRONZE STAR WITH COMBAT DISTINGUISHING DEVICE AND BECAME ENTITLED TO WEAR THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. TRANSFERRED BRIEFLY TO THE USS SILVERSIDES IN APRIL 1943. THEN BACK TO THE STATES AND NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT AND LATER AT MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA AT THE END OF THE WAR.