Howard Gibson

Military

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 42-40629. 13 x combat missions. ETD.



Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME

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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

Kenneth Marion Caldwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1699045
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

Aircraft

42-40629

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Scorpion
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wilmar, AR 2 February 1923 Son of Jesse R and Myrtle N Gibson.

Enlisted

Fort Sam Houston, TX 3 September 1942 Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Died

5 December 1985

Buried

Concord South Cemetery Marion, Union Parish, LA 8 December 1985 Concord South Cemetery Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana
Rusk, TX

Based

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart, 389th BG Roster