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Denver Vernon Truelove (April 10, 1919 – April 5, 1943) was a United States Army Air Forces bombardier who served during World War II. He was one of the eighty Doolittle Raiders who bombed Japan in April 1942. After the Doolittle Raid, Truelove was involved briefly in North Africa. His awards included the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.
Denver Truelove was born in Clermont, Georgia, on April 10, 1919. He lived in Lula, Georgia with his parents, Clyde and Gertrude, and sister, Blanche, until his enlistment in the U.S. Army in May 1940. He went on active duty in the Army Air Corps on September 15, 1941.
Denver received many awards, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal with three oak leaf cluster, American Campaign Medal, Defense Medal, and Foreign Service Medal. He was also awarded a Chinese air force medal by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.
Captain Truelove was assigned to the 428th Bomb Squadron, 310th Bomb Group. On April 5, 1943, his unit was attacking an Axis shipping convoy in the Mediterranean Sea. Off Trapini, Sicily, his B-25, piloted by Captain Richards A. Aldridge, was shot down. Of the crew of six on board, Truelove, Captain Richard T. Norvell, and Technical Sergeant Warren V. Richardson were not recovered and were declared Missing in Action (MIA)
In 2010, a stone monument was constructed to honor Truelove in his hometown of Lula, Georgia.
Denver Vernon Truelove (April 10, 1919 – April 5, 1943) was a United States Army Air Forces bombardier who served during World War II. He was one of the eighty Doolittle Raiders who bombed Japan in April 1942. After the Doolittle Raid, Truelove was involved briefly in North Africa. His awards included the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.
Denver Truelove was born in Clermont, Georgia, on April 10, 1919. He lived in Lula, Georgia with his parents, Clyde and Gertrude, and sister, Blanche, until his enlistment in the U.S. Army in May 1940. He went on active duty in the Army Air Corps on September 15, 1941.
Denver received many awards, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal with three oak leaf cluster, American Campaign Medal, Defense Medal, and Foreign Service Medal. He was also awarded a Chinese air force medal by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.
Captain Truelove was assigned to the 428th Bomb Squadron, 310th Bomb Group. On April 5, 1943, his unit was attacking an Axis shipping convoy in the Mediterranean Sea. Off Trapini, Sicily, his B-25, piloted by Captain Richards A. Aldridge, was shot down. Of the crew of six on board, Truelove, Captain Richard T. Norvell, and Technical Sergeant Warren V. Richardson were not recovered and were declared Missing in Action (MIA)
In 2010, a stone monument was constructed to honor Truelove in his hometown of Lula, Georgia.
CAPT USAAC
Denver Vernon Truelove (April 10, 1919 – April 5, 1943) was a United States Army Air Forces bombardier who served during World War II. He was one of the eighty Doolittle Raiders who bombed Japan in April 1942. After the Doolittle Raid, Truelove was involved briefly in North Africa. His awards included the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.
Denver Truelove was born in Clermont, Georgia, on April 10, 1919. He lived in Lula, Georgia with his parents, Clyde and Gertrude, and sister, Blanche, until his enlistment in the U.S. Army in May 1940. He went on active duty in the Army Air Corps on September 15, 1941.
Denver received many awards, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal with three oak leaf cluster, American Campaign Medal, Defense Medal, and Foreign Service Medal. He was also awarded a Chinese air force medal by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.
Captain Truelove was assigned to the 428th Bomb Squadron, 310th Bomb Group. On April 5, 1943, his unit was attacking an Axis shipping convoy in the Mediterranean Sea. Off Trapini, Sicily, his B-25, piloted by Captain Richards A. Aldridge, was shot down. Of the crew of six on board, Truelove, Captain Richard T. Norvell, and Technical Sergeant Warren V. Richardson were not recovered and were declared Missing in Action (MIA)
In 2010, a stone monument was constructed to honor Truelove in his hometown of Lula, Georgia.
Denver Vernon Truelove (April 10, 1919 – April 5, 1943) was a United States Army Air Forces bombardier who served during World War II. He was one of the eighty Doolittle Raiders who bombed Japan in April 1942. After the Doolittle Raid, Truelove was involved briefly in North Africa. His awards included the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.
Denver Truelove was born in Clermont, Georgia, on April 10, 1919. He lived in Lula, Georgia with his parents, Clyde and Gertrude, and sister, Blanche, until his enlistment in the U.S. Army in May 1940. He went on active duty in the Army Air Corps on September 15, 1941.
Denver received many awards, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal with three oak leaf cluster, American Campaign Medal, Defense Medal, and Foreign Service Medal. He was also awarded a Chinese air force medal by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.
Captain Truelove was assigned to the 428th Bomb Squadron, 310th Bomb Group. On April 5, 1943, his unit was attacking an Axis shipping convoy in the Mediterranean Sea. Off Trapini, Sicily, his B-25, piloted by Captain Richards A. Aldridge, was shot down. Of the crew of six on board, Truelove, Captain Richard T. Norvell, and Technical Sergeant Warren V. Richardson were not recovered and were declared Missing in Action (MIA)
In 2010, a stone monument was constructed to honor Truelove in his hometown of Lula, Georgia.
