98th Bomb Group
Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942.
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Jerry John Joswick
Military
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Bleyer's crew after landing from the Ploesti raid. Rear L-R: Watts, Rumsey, Bleyer, Joswick, McGown (McCown), Sathia. Front L-R: Unk*, Looke, Kozak, Unk*. * - Possibly Klein and Leissring.
Member of the Ninth Bomber Command Camera Unit attached to 98th Bomb Group. He is the co-author of "Combat Camera Man", 1961.
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying in B-24 Liberator 41-11896.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (7OLC), BS, WWII Victory, EAME. Also British African Star.
Service
Units served with
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343rd Bomb Squadron
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...
Aircraft
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41-24198 - The Vulgar Virgin - Hell From Heaven - Shoot You're Faded
B-24 Liberator
- The B-24D, 41-24198, in the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 344th Bomb Squadron, was one of 2 B-24Ds in the MTO based at Benghazi, Libya, with identical nose art pictures, and both named, The Vulgar Virgin, this one, 41-24198, flown... -
41-11767 'Shanghi Lil'
B-24 Liberator
First served in 345th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF with the name SHANGHAI LIL before being sent to the Project 19 depot at Gura in Eritrea for repairs. ... -
41-11896 'Nightmare'
B-24 Liberator
Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, pilot Lt. Col. Julian M. Bleyer, returning safely to Libya. Shot down on 3rd Sep 43 mission to bomb Sulmona, Italy marshaling yards, pilot Herman E Stephens - 7 KIA / 3 POW MACR 463
Missions
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Operation Tidal Wave
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...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Milwaukee, WI | 5 April 1923 |
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Son of Theresa Joswick. |
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| Enlisted | Chicago, IL | 29 December 1941 |
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Chicago, Illinois |
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| Discharged USAAF | 27 June 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Kula, HI | 11 May 1990 |
Revisions
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| 29 May 2021 16:37:54 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards and aircraft associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 May 2021 13:18:49 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, biography, awards, events and unit associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 May 2021 11:29:44 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, unit associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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