Theodore Katz

Military
media-36692.jpeg UPL 36692 Army decorates heroes of raid on Ploesti. Local newspaper article. Willard Raymond Beaumont

Scanned from a newspaper article saved in a family scrapbook.

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 B-24 Liberator 42-40751.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40751

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Touch of Texas
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx

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