Marcellus Louis Oberste

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40716.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).

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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

Hartman, AR 7 September 1920 Son of William Mathis and Agnes Marie [Smreker] Oberste.

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks, MO 16 July 1942 Jefferson Barracks, Missouri

Enlisted

2 February 1951

Other

Discharged USAF

29 June 1968 Honourable discharge.

Died

Sacramento, CA 27 February 1990

Buried

Fair Oaks Cemetery Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, CA Fair Oaks Cemetery Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California

Other

Discharged USAAF

Honourable discharge.

Based

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 9AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

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