Ernest Frank Baron

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-44644.jpeg UPL 44644 S/Sgt. Ernest F. Baron

Removed a connection to Operation Tidalwave.

Object Number - UPL 44644 - S/Sgt. Ernest F. Baron

Killed in Action (KIA) on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' #42-40804.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William E Meehan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793810
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: B-24 Pilot

Aircraft

42-40804

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Lady Jane - Bertha
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pocatello, ID, USA 26 June 1921

Enlisted

Salt Lake City, UT, USA 5 September 1942

Died

Ploesti, Romania 1 August 1943 Gunner S/Sgt Ernest Frank Baron DFC KIA Squadron: 329TH 93BOMB GROUP, Hometown; Utah Service# 39832837 Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal Pilot 1st./Lt. William E. Meehan, DFC KIA Missing Air Crew Report Details USAAF MACR#: Date Lost: 1-AUG-43 Serial Number:42-40804 Aircraft Model B-24D Aircraft Letter: Aircraft Name: THE LADY JANE / BERTHA Location: crashed near Ploestiori village north of Concordia-Vega refineries 10crew , 9KIA, 1POW . Sgt Baron participated in " Operation Tidal Wave " one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the 93rd attacks the Concordia-Vega oil refinery. The 93rd earns Presidential Unit Citation, all of the crews receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Weber County, UT, USA

Buried

Ogden, UT, USA Ogden City Cemetery Ogden Weber County Utah, USA

Revisions

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Added a media connection between Ernest Baron and his picture.

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Corrected a typo in the location for the Died event.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63298814
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7886559

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 328

Ernest Frank Baron: Gallery (3 items)

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Object number: UPL 44644 - S/Sgt. Ernest F. Baron