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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 59580" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arnau</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Robert Roland</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21 Special Operations Squadron</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 oak leaf clusters</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>South East Asia 1969-70</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 3.6.1933 Hollywood,Florida</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Julian and Leona Arnau</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>helicopter pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Mary Angela Mascaro 1963 (2 sons Robert and John,1 daughter Michelle)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 24.2.2015 Riverside,California (last residence)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Riverside National Cemetery,Riverside,Riverside County,California Section 59C Site 1028</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bob Arnau was born on June 3, 1933 in Hollywood, Florida to Julian and Leona Arnau. He was his high school class president and became the first person in his family to attend college, earning a full scholarship to the University of Miami (Fla). He graduated from the "U" with a Civil Engineering degree in 1955. After completing ROTC, he entered the US Air Force and earned his pilot wings in 1956 at Webb Air Force Base, Texas. Bob married Mary Angela Mascaro in 1963 in Lubbock, Texas and they spent the next 52 years traveling the world together, very much in love. </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Colonel Arnau served 29 years in the Air Force as a pilot, engineer and commander. He was a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran helicopter pilot, receiving multiple medals of valor earned in combat, including three distinguished flying crosses. Colonel Arnau honorably retired from the Air Force at March Air Force Base in 1984 and went to work for Riverside County as the Director of the General Services Agency. During his ten year service, he supervised the construction of the Riverside Hall of Justice, the Robert Presley Detention Facility, the Health and Welfare Administrative Center, the Victor Miceli Law Library addition, multiple sheriff stations and numerous other buildings. He retired from Riverside County in 1993 and taught at the UC Riverside Adult Extension Program for several years.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-arnau.30458/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30458-4342937d7a4fd34a8530babbd14be303.jpg?1591435095" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 59580, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Arnau[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Robert Roland[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]21 Special Operations Squadron[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Major[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 oak leaf clusters[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]South East Asia 1969-70[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 3.6.1933 Hollywood,Florida[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Julian and Leona Arnau[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]helicopter pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Mary Angela Mascaro 1963 (2 sons Robert and John,1 daughter Michelle)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 24.2.2015 Riverside,California (last residence)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Riverside National Cemetery,Riverside,Riverside County,California Section 59C Site 1028[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Bob Arnau was born on June 3, 1933 in Hollywood, Florida to Julian and Leona Arnau. He was his high school class president and became the first person in his family to attend college, earning a full scholarship to the University of Miami (Fla). He graduated from the "U" with a Civil Engineering degree in 1955. After completing ROTC, he entered the US Air Force and earned his pilot wings in 1956 at Webb Air Force Base, Texas. Bob married Mary Angela Mascaro in 1963 in Lubbock, Texas and they spent the next 52 years traveling the world together, very much in love. [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Colonel Arnau served 29 years in the Air Force as a pilot, engineer and commander. He was a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran helicopter pilot, receiving multiple medals of valor earned in combat, including three distinguished flying crosses. Colonel Arnau honorably retired from the Air Force at March Air Force Base in 1984 and went to work for Riverside County as the Director of the General Services Agency. During his ten year service, he supervised the construction of the Riverside Hall of Justice, the Robert Presley Detention Facility, the Health and Welfare Administrative Center, the Victor Miceli Law Library addition, multiple sheriff stations and numerous other buildings. He retired from Riverside County in 1993 and taught at the UC Riverside Adult Extension Program for several years.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-arnau.30458/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30458-4342937d7a4fd34a8530babbd14be303.jpg?1591435095[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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