Gilbert Miller

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943,in B-24 Liberator 42-40803.

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Units served with

389th Bomb Group

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

564th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-40803

• Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
• Unit: 36th Bomb Group 389th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group Carpetbaggers

Missions

Operation Tidal Wave

• 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
Born	Ridgeview, West Virginia