World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Lawrence Rauch
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Owego, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (ELECTRICAL TORPEDO), NAVAL TORPEDO STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL HOSPITAL AIEA, HAWAII, ADVANCE TRAINING AND RELIEF CREW #5, SUBMARINE DIVISION 301, SUBMARINE DIVISION 101 AUSTRALIA, ABOARD USS O-7(SS-68) AND USS BLACKFIN SS-322. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH 1 STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.