Leopold J Paulin

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40733.



Had two years of high school in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

People

Dan A Craddock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Clarence W Gerrick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15018197
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Ross L Koch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

George T Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Albert F Trumbley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-40733

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Virgin for Short, But Not For Long
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 567th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Berca

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Berka, al Birkah

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Ft. Devens, Massachusetts 28 August 1942

Born

Born somewhere in Canada.

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

Date
ContributorDieterle
Changes
Sources

"Bomber Crewmen Who Flew on Tidal Wave," http://www.ploesti.com/roster.pdf

Date
ContributorDieterle
Changes
Sources

"Bomber Crewmen Who Flew on Tidal Wave," http://www.ploesti.com/roster.pdf

Date
ContributorDieterle
Changes
Sources

Leopold J Paulin, WWII Army Enlistment Records, Fold 3, https://www.fold3.com/page/85519922-leopold-j-paulin/facts

"Bomber Crewmen Who Flew on Tidal Wave," http://www.ploesti.com/roster.pdf

Date
ContributorDieterle
Changes
Sources

Dan Masters, Dan Masters' blog of the Second World War, Thursday, June 13, 2019, "Ploesti and Beyond: The Wartime Careers of Clarence Gerrick and Jack Dieterle," https://danmastersworldwar2.blogspot.com/2019/06/ploesti-and-beyond-war…