Leigh A Claflin
Military
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UPL 14920
B-24 Liberator #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raiders' 328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF and crew members. Flew on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, diverting to Sicily.
Standing (L-R)
Sgt. Leigh Claflin - Gunner, Lt. Joe Avendano - Pilot, Lt. Albert J Walker - Co-Pilot, 2nd Lt. William Hall - Navigator
Sgt. Russell Geith - Gunner
Kneeling (L-R)
Sgt. Prince A. Martin - Engineer, Sgt. Clyde E Keeling - Bombardier, Sgt. George W. Foster - Gunner, Sgt. William Denbin - Tail Gunner
Sgt. Robert Bochek - Radio Operator
Standing (L-R)
Sgt. Leigh Claflin - Gunner, Lt. Joe Avendano - Pilot, Lt. Albert J Walker - Co-Pilot, 2nd Lt. William Hall - Navigator
Sgt. Russell Geith - Gunner
Kneeling (L-R)
Sgt. Prince A. Martin - Engineer, Sgt. Clyde E Keeling - Bombardier, Sgt. George W. Foster - Gunner, Sgt. William Denbin - Tail Gunner
Sgt. Robert Bochek - Radio Operator
Associated people listed in caption
Wounded during Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-24192)
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14033903
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35166552
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-190585 as F/O and 0-2044776 as 2nd Lt
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15100017
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mondovi, Wisconsin |
Revisions
Contributordecwriter
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NARA files verified DFC w/1 oak leaf cluster, AM w/3 oak leaf clusters and PH. His first DFC was for the Operation Tidal Wave mission and he was also wounded on that mission and awarded the Purple Heart.
ContributorEmily
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Changed first name from Leland to Leigh as per information supplied by Allan Claflin, son
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart