William Mayhew Selvidge
Military
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Object Number - UPL 15330 - B-24D, 42-40747, Heavy Date, in the 567th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, flew on the Ploesti oil refinery bombing mission piloted by Lt. William M Selvidge,...
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40747.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-666292
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Heavy Date
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ardmore, Oklahoma | 6 September 1916 | Son of George Pendleton and Toy [Mayhew] Selvidge. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Sill, OK | 29 January 1942 | Fort Sill, Oklahoma |
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Died |
Houston, TX | 25 August 1996 | |
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Buried |
Rose Hill Cemetery Ardmore, Carter County, OK | 28 August 1996 | Rose Hill Cemetery Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 402 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45), 389th BG Roster
