Military
Crew member of B-24 Liberator 41-24246 'Semper Felix' exploded having released its bombs over target as a result of ground fire on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid. Pilot Lt. August W Sulflow. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 225.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 98th Bomb Group
Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Pilot of B-24 41-24246 'Semper Felix' exploded having released its bombs over target as a result of ground fire on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 225
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942.
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Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron and trained by Third Air Force. Deployed to Egypt in June 1942 over South Atlantic Transport Route transiting from Morrison Field, Florida though the Caribbean to Brazil; performed trans-Atlantic...
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator 41-24246 'Semper Felix' exploded having released its bombs over target as a result of ground fire on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid. Pilot Lt. August W. Sulflow. 9 KIA 1 POW. MACR 225.
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 | New Jersey | 14 January 1921 |
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Son of Martin Gallas. |
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| Lived in | Perth Amboy, NJ, USA | 1942 |
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Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA. |
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| Enlisted | Newark, NJ | 14 August 1942 |
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Newark, New Jersey |
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| Based | Benina | 1943 – 1 August 1943 |
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Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 |
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Crew member of B-24 Liberator 41-24246 'Semper Felix' exploded having released its bombs over target as a result of ground fire on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid. Pilot Lt. August W Sulflow. 9 KIA 1 POW. MACR 225. |
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| Buried | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | 1946 |
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Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial |
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| 06 April 2021 14:21:14 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography, events, person associations and unit associations |
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| 01 February 2021 15:40:58 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| 28 March 2015 16:27:35 | Al_Skiff | Changes to role |
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| 28 March 2015 16:27:00 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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