CAPT George Whitson Rarey

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CAPT George Whitson Rarey

Birth
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
27 Jun 1944 (aged 27)
Villers-Bocage, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
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Plot F Row 14 Grave 25
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At the advanced age of 27, Capt. Rarey was called "Dad" by the younger pilots. Rarey, as he preferred to be called, painted the nose art for his squadron, nearly 40 planes in all. Rarey's son, Damon, published a book about his father called "Laughter and Tears" which highlights his fathers letters and artwork.

Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Entered the service from New York.
At the advanced age of 27, Capt. Rarey was called "Dad" by the younger pilots. Rarey, as he preferred to be called, painted the nose art for his squadron, nearly 40 planes in all. Rarey's son, Damon, published a book about his father called "Laughter and Tears" which highlights his fathers letters and artwork.

Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Entered the service from New York.

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379th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56649082/george_whitson-rarey: accessed ), memorial page for CAPT George Whitson Rarey (7 May 1917–27 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56649082, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).