Russell Geith
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
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-24192)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 814th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19060906 / O-724581
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12038268
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32229931
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792464
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10600605
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dogpatch Raiders
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
NARA files verified DFC w/1 oak leaf cluster and AM w/3 oak leaf clusters. His first DFC was awarded for the Operation Tidal Wave mission.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia