Robert V. Raecker
| Entered Service: | June 16, 1943 |
| Branch of Service: | 8th Army Air Force |
| Trained: | Camp Roberts, California |
| Buckley Field, Colorado | |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | |
| Kearns Field, Utah | |
| Kingman, Arizona | |
| Plant Park, Florida | |
| Gulf Port, Mississippi | |
| Savannah, Georgia | |
| Camp Kilmer, N. J. | |
| England | |
| Jefferson Barracks, Missouri | |
| Sioux City, Iowa | |
| MacDill Field, Florida | |
| Embarkation: | January 23, 1945 |
| Theatre of Operation: | European |
| Engagements: | Battle of the Rhineland, Central Europe, 25 Combat Missions over Germany |
| Awarded: | European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon w/2 Bronze Stars, American Theatre Ribbon; Air Medal w/3 Oak Clusters; Victory Medal; Good Conduct Medal |
| Returned to US: | November 16, 1945 |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Served: | 29 months |
| Parents: | Garfield E. Raecker and Katherine Foss Raecker (mother deceased.) |
| Wife: | Sylvia Quandt Raecker |
Source: Service Record Book of Men & Women World War II, Meservey, Iowa, p. 19 (photo included)
