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Wayne Roger Rader

Birth	:	16 Aug 1921
Death	:	18 Feb 2008
Burial	:	McComb Union Cemetery, McComb, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1072731, -83.8018799
Plot	:	3rd Addition, Row 14, Lot 18
Inscription	:	1st LT US ARMY WWII PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR
Description	:	###############*# The Lima News Wayne Roger Rader, 86, died at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 18,2008, at Golden Living Center, with his wife by his side. He was born Aug. 16, 1921, in McComb, Pleasant Township, to Homer and Hilda Beatrice Pickens Rader, who preceded him in death. On Dec. 29, 1951, he married Elsie Gertrude Fleming, who survives in Lima. Mr. Rader retired from the city of Lima Utilities Department. He had also driven a gasoline tanker for Standard Oil of Ohio, for several years, and had been a barber with his brother Donald at Rader Brothers Barber Shop. He was a longtime member of St. Luke... Read More	###############*# The Lima News Wayne Roger Rader, 86, died at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 18,2008, at Golden Living Center, with his wife by his side. He was born Aug. 16, 1921, in McComb, Pleasant Township, to Homer and Hilda Beatrice Pickens Rader, who preceded him in death. On Dec. 29, 1951, he married Elsie Gertrude Fleming, who survives in Lima. Mr. Rader retired from the city of Lima Utilities Department. He had also driven a gasoline tanker for Standard Oil of Ohio, for several years, and had been a barber with his brother Donald at Rader Brothers Barber Shop. He was a longtime member of St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he served as head usher for several years. He was a life member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1275 and American Legion Post 96. He was a graduate of Findlay High School and attended a barber college. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, when Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7,1941. He was a pilot, flying the C47 Douglas Skytrain in the Pacific Theater. He spent his later years making sure people knew the facts leading up to the attack at Pearl Harbor. He was well-known to read elementary school pupils as "The Flag Man" for teaching them proper flag etiquette. He was always on the lookout for a flag that was not being displayed properly or that was in need of replacement. He proudly served as a member of VFW Post 1275's funeral detail, saying goodbye to many of his fellow veterans. He had received several awards, including the Road Rally Series in 1993, the inaugural Jefferson Award finalist in 2001, the Sertoma Club Service to Mankind Award in 2002, The Liberty Bell in 2003 and the Daughters of the American Revolution, also in 2003. Following his retirement, he learned to ride a motorcycle and joined his sons on several road trips. He enjoyed working in the yard and his flower garden. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Survivors also include eight children, Elayne (Tim) Redding, Miriam Rader Downing, Philip (Mary) Rader Sr., and Rachael Lewis, all of Lima, John (Betty) Rader, of Parma, Timothy (Beverly) Rader, of Elida, Mary (fiance Tom Glick) Evans, of Lima, and Mark (Lori) Rader, of Spencerville; 19 grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; eight stepgreatgrandchildren; a sister-in-law, Ruth (Stuart) Reid; a former sister-in-law, Nan Dunlap; and several nieces, nephews and their families. He was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Linda Rader; three brothers, Calvin Norman, who is missing in action in World War II, Benjamin Neale, who is missing in action in the Korean War and Donald Homer Rader. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, with military rites by VFW Post 1275. The Rev. Lars Olson will officiate. His body has been donated to Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Chiles-Laman Funeral Homes, Lewis Eastside Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Alzheimer's Association, the American Heart Association or VFW Post 1275. Condolences may be expressed at www.chiles-lamanfh.com. The family would like to thank Golden Living Center for including him in their extended family. He had made daily trips to visit his wife and they kept an eye on him as well. They put them in the same room so he could spend his final days with his wife of 56 years. WAYNE R. RADER Lima loses another member of our Greatest Generation Wayne R. Rader was an ideal representative of those TV newsman Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation." Rader survived Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, then devoted himself to learning and teaching about everything the Japaneses targeted that day. Rader lost one of his three brothers in World War II, another in Korea. He would go on to teach flag etiquette and history to schoolchildren. Rader was all the proof you needed to see, Brokaw got it right with his 1998 book. Rader served in the Army Air Corps and it's predecessor, the Army Air Forces, from March 1940 to September 1945. But that generation is dying with great frequency. Rader died Monday following a stroke in a little more than a week earlier. He was 86. His wife, Elsie survives him, as do eight children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Chiles-Laman Funeral Homes, Lewis Eastside Chapel. Rader received many awards for this community service and his work teaching flag etiquette. Those who knew him said his greatest joy came fro the children to whom he spoke. Some also spoke of Rader's modesty and perserverance. "He didn't want to blow his horn," Veteran's of Foreign Wars Post 1275 Chaplain Dick Coon said. "We had to bring everything up." Rader was the local face we in the media put on Pearl Harbor survivors. He never seemed to tire of teaching about the events of that day. "He had a brother in World War II who was a pilot who was shot down and never recovered," Rader's friend George Downing said. "He also had a brother who was a pilot in Korea who was shot down and never recovered....This man has been through more hell than any man should have to go through. Rader was at Schofield Barracks when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He was going to breakfast when he heard a bugler playing a call to worship. Low-flying planes interrupted the song, The Lima News reported in 2001. Rader looked to a nearby airfield and saw smoke, the first sign of the first bomb the Japanese dropped Dec. 7, 1941, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt would call "a date that will live in infamy" Rader dedicated himself to researching what all the Japanese did on Dec. 7, 1941. In a Dec. 6, 2002 letter to The Lima News, he wrote, in part: "We should not forget the entire story. "Those leading Japan at that time believed there were two nations, Great Britain and the United States, who were in the way of their goal, all of East Asia and the Pacific Ocean. "On Dec. 7, 1941, they started their drive to eliminate those two nations and achieve their goal. "When we remember Dec. 7, 1941, we should remember all of it. "All the British Bases were attacked in East Asia, and all the American Bases in the Pacific Ocean came under attack, starting with the invasion of the Malay Peninsula at Kota Baharu. "The list goes onto Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands, Singapore, Guam Island, Wake Island, Hong Kong, Philippines. The last attack was by two destroyers shelling Midway Island. Rather than just focusing on what he lived through, Rader wanted people to know about everything that happened by Japanese hands that day. He provided a much-needed lession for generations who have grown up thinking their every minor crisis deserves a mini-series or a Web page devoted to it. Rader's main concern, Coon told the Lima News, was taking care of the U.S. Flag. He talked to schoolchildren about the history and significance of the flag. "And he was hurt deeply when he saw tattered flags people have flying around in the city." Coon said. That's not surprising considering all that those like Rader have done to honor and protect that flag. -Information provided by Wayne's son, Tim Rader-

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Latitude: 41.1072731
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Family Members:

Parent

Homer Rader

(1897 - 1966)

Hilda Beatrice Pickens Rader

(1899 - 1977)

Spouse

Siblings

PFC Calvin Norman “Norm” Rader

(1920 - 1944)

Capt Benjamin Neale Rader

(1923 - 1953)

Donald Homer Rader

(1925 - 1996)

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