Robert E Moree

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40127.

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Units served with

329th Bomb Squadron

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

93rd Bomb Group

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

People

Charles T Merrill

• Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
• Nationality: American
• Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
• Highest Rank: Captain
• Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-40127

• Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
• Nicknames: - Bucket Of Bolts - First Sergeant
• Unit: 458th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 330th Bomb Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron

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	Tampa, Florida