Aloysius G Cunningham
Military
Object Number - UPL 36692 - Army decorates heroes of raid on Ploesti. Local newspaper article.
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying on B-24 Liberator 42-40246.
Awards: DFC (1OLC), AM (5OLC), GCM, ACM, EAME Campaign Medal with one or more campaign stars, WW II Victory Medal
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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: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-197
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Flight Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Thunder Mug
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description: 177 B-24’s, of IX Bomber Command (including Heavy Bombers on loan from Eighth AF) are dispatched to bomb oil refineries at Ploesti and nearby Campina. The operation (TIDALWAVE) is costly, 54 planes and 532 airmen being lost, but damage to the targets...
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
13 March 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
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Died |
28 December 2011 | ||
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Born |
Philadelphia Pa | unknown date | |
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Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Added enlistment date, corrected ASN based on entry date. GO for DFC has typo error.
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Added to service, bio and awards.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart
