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RAUB, Francis Leroy - Date of
birth
25 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana -
Hometown
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35099910 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Homécourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Leland L. Raub (father)
Anna L. E. (White) Raub (mother)
Ruby A. (Moore) Raub (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Francis L. Raub attended high school for 4 years and was a route man before he enlisted in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 29 March 1943.The bottom picture was taken in high school in 1931.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Wilbur Wilson White and Dorothy Jane Renner Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Indianapolis News 1 october 1945, Arsenal Technical High School 1931 Cannon Yearbook - courtesy of Kathy McDermott