Jacob L. Rasch.
Waist Gunner · 409th Squadron · Of New Orleans, LA.
The Man Behind the Name
Served with 329th Bomb Sqdn., 93rd Bomb Group in England. Completed 23 missions; shot down on his 24th mission. Captured by Germans; spent one year as a prisoner of war.
Service record.
Missions flown.
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Before and after.
Born Jan. 26, 1922 in New Orleans, LA. Entered USAAF Nov. 23, 1942. Training at Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS; Lowry Field, Denver, CO; Boise, ID; Wendover Field, UT.
Discharged Sept. 21, 1945 with rank of staff sergeant. Received four Air Medals, Prisoner of War Medal, and Presidential Unit Citation. Married; one son. Retired from Gulf Oil Corporation. Lives in Atlanta, GA; currently a real estate agent.