Stewart W Munroe Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40795.



Killed in Action (KIA). TDY 9th AF Oct. 1, 1943 . Hit by flak on mission from Tunisia to Austria in B24 42-40775 'Wolf Wagon'. Crashed near target with 6 Killed in Action (KIA) and 4 Prisoner of War (POW). Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 299

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wolf Wagon
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Golden Sandstorm
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 299