William Denbin
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: 35029645
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- 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 |
Brooklyn, New York |
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
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart