Name of Award Air Force Presidential Unit Citation
Year Awarded 1944
Last Updated: Jan 22, 2015
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Details Behind Award
The 389th Bombardment Group was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation on 9 May 44 for its action in Operation "TIDAL WAVE". A low-level1 bombing raid on the Ploesti oil refineries in Romania on 1 Aug 43.
I was assigned to the 389th Strategic Missile Wing and the 389th Missile Maintenance Squadron on 1 Jul 61. Five and a half months after enlisting in the Air Force. I remained in the 389th until my discharge in 1964.
I was instructed at the time of my 389th assignment that the Presidential Unit Citation was part of our uniform while assigned to the 389th and was to honor the 389th Bombardment Group airman that served in World War Two. The only item that I wore on my uniform during my enlistment longer than the PUC was my enlisted collar brass.
I display the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) on my profile to continue the honor to these WW2 heroes of the 389th BG.
The other ribbons are displayed since I'm a veteran of the USAF and I believe since I spent ninty percent of my Air Force career in the 389th MMS I also consider myself a veteran of the 389th.
