John Palm crew
John Palm crew was assigned to the 512th Squadron. There are no known photos of the crew.
The crew was flying the B-24 "Brewery Wagon" on the August 1, 1943 Operation Tidalwave, the low level raid on the Ploesti oilfields. The plane was shot down by fighters.
The crew members were:
Palm, John D. 666805 Pilot
Love, William F. 735410 Copilot
Wright, William M. 794189 Navigator
Stickler, Lawrence R. 733111 Bombardier
Reckinson, Alexander P. 35284867 Engineer
Block, Harold (NMI) 12039839 Radio
Robertson, Dallas A. 35490909 Gunner
Thompson, William E. 14081874 Gunner
Chastain, Austin D. 37222013 Gunner
Snyder, Clay E. 35213797 Ball Turret
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At the 2017 reunion, the board approved the donation of our archives to the Briscoe Center for American History, located on the University of Texas - Austin campus.
Also, the board approved a $5,000 donation to add to Ed Clendenin's $20,000 donation in the memory of his father. Together, these funds begin an endowment for the preservation of the 376 archives.
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Reunion
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DATES: Sep 18-21, 2025
CITY:Rapid City, SD
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