George K Holroyd

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40716.



KNO on maintenance flight of B24 42-40716. Flight was to slow-time an engine. Shortly after takeoff CPT. Rodenberg called for an emergency landing with problems with engine #1. Plane crashed. 6KNO, 1RTD



DFC, Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-40716

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Yours Truly
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 August 1943

Born

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 280 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia