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From there he was sent to F\u0026#xFC;rth, near Nuremberg, for training on the 88mm Anti-aircraft Flack Cannon where he was first trained as a loader (position K3), then moved to the aimer position (K2).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDern's unit was sent to a Naval Base in a fjord on the Barents Sea in Norway. Dern and his unit were later sent to the Russian front, to guard the airport near Leningrad. His unit was tasked with later to cover the retreat of the German forces. With the surrender of Germany, Dern's 88 crew was one of the few chosen to board a ship headed back to Germany. Their ship, however, ran out of fuel, and they went ashore to Denmark, where they were able to drop off their wounded to the Danish Red Cross. Dern and the rest of the men had to trek across the land back to Germany. When they made it to Germany, they were then sent to a POW camp. Dern made it back to his village in Schwalbach, and back to his farm life. 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During his youth, Bauer developed an interest in music and played the tuba in the MacKenzie High School Band. Bauer entered active duty in the U.S. Army on March 11, 1943, with his military occupational specialty entered as \"Bandsman Tuba.\" His playing time with the 100th Infantry Division Band was interrupted by an appendectomy and a serious reaction to penicillin. While Bob was recovering, his fellow bandsmen shipped out to Europe in late 1944. ","Upon his hospital release,  Bauer was reassigned to Company C, 8th Armored Infantry Battalion as an infantryman with the 20th Armored Division which was formed at Camp Campbell, KY in March 1943. The division arrived at Le Harve, France on February 18, 1945. The division experienced their first combat during April 1945 in Germany. The division participated in liberating Dachau Concentration Camp near Munich on April 29, 1945. Bauer was discharged on February 18, 1945. ","After the war, he returned to Michigan and met his future wife, Joyce Ann. Their fifty-five-year marriage ended with Joyce's death in December 2002. They raised two sons, Robert O., Jr. and William C. Moving to Gainesville, FL in 1948, Bauer entered the University of Florida and served as student band manager for the University. In addition to band activities, he served with the President's Cabinet and the Florida Blue Key. After graduation, Bauer entered the business world. He served as President of the Delaney Park Little League and as an active member of his son's PTA's and athletic organizations. He and Joyce moved to St. Cloud in 1970, co-founding Maribou Corporation with his sister, Jayne, and brother-in-law, George Marinoff. He found deep satisfaction in constructing houses and later finding homes for families as a realtor for M \u0026 N Realty."," Bauer was very active in the community, serving three terms as a St. Cloud City Councilman and briefly as deputy mayor. Together with Joyce, he volunteered with Meals-on-Wheels and in the Tourist Information Center. From 1986 to 1994, he served as vice-president and was a charter member of the Palomar Oaks Village Homeowners' Association. Bauer passed away on September 1, 2006, in St. Cloud, FL. He is buried at Osceola Memory Gardens Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL. ","Joyce Ann Bauer, maiden name Mansfield, was born on February 2, 1921, in western Canada. She soon moved with her parents to the Detroit, Michigan area.  She began making family visits to Florida in 1936, living in Pinellas County. During WWII, she worked as Administrative Assistant to the President of General Motors Truck Division with Yellow Truck \u0026 Coach Manufacturing Company. Following the war, she met and married Robert O. Bauer. Relocating to the University of Florida, Joyce served as secretary for the Music Department, while Robert was student band manager. Together they had two sons, Rob and Bill. 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They raised two sons, Robert O., Jr. and William C. Moving to Gainesville, FL in 1948, Bauer entered the University of Florida and served as student band manager for the University. In addition to band activities, he served with the President's Cabinet and the Florida Blue Key. After graduation, Bauer entered the business world. He served as President of the Delaney Park Little League and as an active member of his son's PTA's and athletic organizations. He and Joyce moved to St. Cloud in 1970, co-founding Maribou Corporation with his sister, Jayne, and brother-in-law, George Marinoff. He found deep satisfaction in constructing houses and later finding homes for families as a realtor for M \u0026 N Realty."," Bauer was very active in the community, serving three terms as a St. Cloud City Councilman and briefly as deputy mayor. Together with Joyce, he volunteered with Meals-on-Wheels and in the Tourist Information Center. From 1986 to 1994, he served as vice-president and was a charter member of the Palomar Oaks Village Homeowners' Association. Bauer passed away on September 1, 2006, in St. Cloud, FL. He is buried at Osceola Memory Gardens Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL. ","Joyce Ann Bauer, maiden name Mansfield, was born on February 2, 1921, in western Canada. She soon moved with her parents to the Detroit, Michigan area.  She began making family visits to Florida in 1936, living in Pinellas County. During WWII, she worked as Administrative Assistant to the President of General Motors Truck Division with Yellow Truck \u0026 Coach Manufacturing Company. Following the war, she met and married Robert O. Bauer. Relocating to the University of Florida, Joyce served as secretary for the Music Department, while Robert was student band manager. Together they had two sons, Rob and Bill. 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Together with Joyce, he volunteered with Meals-on-Wheels and in the Tourist Information Center. From 1986 to 1994, he served as vice-president and was a charter member of the Palomar Oaks Village Homeowners' Association. Bauer passed away on September 1, 2006, in St. Cloud, FL. He is buried at Osceola Memory Gardens Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL. ","Joyce Ann Bauer, maiden name Mansfield, was born on February 2, 1921, in western Canada. She soon moved with her parents to the Detroit, Michigan area.  She began making family visits to Florida in 1936, living in Pinellas County. During WWII, she worked as Administrative Assistant to the President of General Motors Truck Division with Yellow Truck \u0026 Coach Manufacturing Company. Following the war, she met and married Robert O. Bauer. Relocating to the University of Florida, Joyce served as secretary for the Music Department, while Robert was student band manager. Together they had two sons, Rob and Bill. 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