Michael Joseph Trick

Military

Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, the B-24 was shot up pretty bad, and crash landed in Romania, escaped wreck along with co pilot WIA/POW. MACR 170.



Awards: DFC, AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

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

People

Clarence Winford Gooden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16076381 / O-731565
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-41007

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Margie A Virgin
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force

Missions

Places

Benina

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Soluch Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

9 May 1916 Son of Gabriel Trick.

Enlisted

Camp Wallace, TX 29 August 1941 Camp Wallace, Texas

Other

Prisoner Of War POW

Romania 1 August 1943 Flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, the B-24 was shot up pretty bad, and crash landed in Romania, escaped wreck with co pilot WIA/POW. MACR 170.

Other

Discharged USAAF

18 February 1946 Honourable discharge.

Died

20 December 1979

Buried

Holy Trinity Cemetery Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI 23 December 1979 Holy Trinity Cemetery Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Other

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya 1 August 1943 343rd BS, 98th BG, 9th AF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/686185835
https://www.fold3.com/record/47239806/michael-trick-social-security-dea…
https://www.fold3.com/record/89552584/michael-j-trick-wwii-army-enlistm…
https://www.fold3.com/record/619593077/michael-trick-veterans-affairs-b…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179546652/michael-j.-trick

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Received DFC for his actions on the 1 Aug 1943 Ploesti raid.

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http://usaafdata.com / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com / MACR 170