Howard W Freese

Military
media-25408.jpeg UPL 25408 Howard W. Freese, 93rd Bomb Group

Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/24962

Object Number - UPL 25408 - Howard W. Freese, 93rd Bomb Group

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-24259). The aircraft developed gas leak shortly after Tidal Wave takeoff and returned to base.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-23683

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Jo-Jo's Special Delivery, Green Dragon
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

41-24259

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Warmaid
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Checotah, Oklahoma

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Howard W Freese: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 15161 - B-24 Liberator #41-24259 'Warmaid' of the 512th BS...

Object number: UPL 25408 - Howard W. Freese, 93rd Bomb Group