Barksdale, 98th BG honor Ploesti Raiders
Former Staff Sgt. Ken Scroggins, who was an engineer/gunner, on a B-24 Liberator assigned to the 98th Bomb Group, 344th Squadron in 1943, signs a photo of the Ploesti Raids for Melanie Zimmerman, Commander’s Action Group, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Maj. Hayley James, speech writer, AFGSC, at a meet and greet, which was held in the Barksdale Club ballroom at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 21, 2011. Barksdale Airmen had the opportunity to sit down with a few of the Ploesti Raiders and hear about their experiences during the Ploesti raids and even some prisoner-of-war stories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)