Warren W Oakley
Military ROLL OF HONOURTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40764.
Shot down 22 December 1943 in B-24 42-7533. KIA.
Earlier on 1 October 1943, in ac B-24 41-23936 'Queen Anne' was attacked by fighters on bombing run on Wiener, Austria. 2 crewmembers bailed out near Vienna to become POWs.
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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
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Seattle, Washington, USA | 11 June 1920 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 22 December 1943 | |
Buried |
San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA | Golden Gate National Cemetery |
Revisions
Added birth date & a Buried event per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 53284337.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1713 / MACR 1713, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol I p. 299, by Bishop and Hey, 44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy p.126-7.; 44th Bomb Group, The Flying Eightballs, pg 22, 23 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database