Military
Anthony Eden doing a radio broadcast from the airbase at Snetterton Heath (Station 138),Norfolk,England on June 25,1943. Just to the rear of Mr. Eden is standing Lt.Gen. Jacob Devers. The plane being used for the background is "Fascinatin' Witch" from the 66th BS , 44th BG, 8th AF. She was a B-24D Liberator 41-23811 and was a veteran of the August 1,1943 low-level mission to bomb the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. Her crew is standing behind Mr. Eden, they are (L-R): Capt. Robert (E). Miller, F/O Arthur W. Callahan, Lt. Lee E. Zaruba, Lt. Robert R. LaPlace, T/Sgt. William J. Murphy, T/Sgt. Martin J. McDonnell, S/Sgt. Daniel W. Rowland, S/Sgt. Robert G. Newmes, S/Sgt. Hugh J. Malone, S/Sgt. Clarence J. Ducote
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator
41-23811.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
B-24D Liberator 41-23811 "Fascinatin' Witch" from the 66th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF a veteran of the August 1, 1943 low-level mission to bomb the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania.
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1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B-24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57...
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| Born | 18 January 1919 | |
| Died | March 1968 |
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| 29 January 2021 17:03:57 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, highest rank, biography, awards and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/record/46806868/social-security-death-index-lee-za... |
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| 18 April 2020 10:04:58 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography and mission associations |
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| 22 March 2015 21:45:27 | Al_Skiff | Changes to firstname, highest rank, role, unit associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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USAAF Photo. |
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| 27 September 2014 18:18:41 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp |
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