Raid on Ploiesti

Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on the Ploiesti oil fields in WWII. My uncle Lt. Ralph F. Perkins died in this mission, August 1, 1943.

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One of the most overlooked actions in WWII

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Yes, my uncle died in Operation Tidal Wave. His brother was at Pearl Harbor and survived.