John F Keilt
MilitaryTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23809.
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 329th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395025.jpg?itok=O_RqUUns)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395023.jpg?itok=d24JhexH)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-15067.jpeg?itok=9XHQKlEN)
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hellsadroppin II, Painted Virgin, You Cawnt Miss It, Checker Board
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-13669.jpeg?itok=abMFmxHZ)
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jersey City, New Jersey |
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Sources
'Ploesti' Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia