Harold Lee Polisky

Military

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



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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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

Born

Minneapolis, MN 16 May 1920 Son of Leon and Lilly Polisky.

Enlisted

Minneapolis, MN 16 April 1942 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Revisions

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia